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Antitrust and Trade Regulation

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2014

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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Omnibus Trade And Competitiveness Act Of 1988: Putting The Brakes On Foreign Investment, Christopher J. Foreman Dec 2014

Omnibus Trade And Competitiveness Act Of 1988: Putting The Brakes On Foreign Investment, Christopher J. Foreman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A History Of Gatt Unfair Trade Remedy Law--Confusion Of Purposes, John J. Barceló Iii Dec 2014

A History Of Gatt Unfair Trade Remedy Law--Confusion Of Purposes, John J. Barceló Iii

John J. Barceló III

This paper presents an analytical history of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy law in GATT and its member countries. In recent years this body of ‘unfair trade remedy’ law has flourished in the western trading system. Important trading countries have adopted new or expanded anti-dumping and anti-subsidy laws and imposed trade-blocking remedies under them more frequently than ever before. I try to explain in this essay how and why these laws--which I view as protectionist--have prospered and become so rooted in GATT and its member countries.


Subsidies And Countervailing Duties--Analysis And A Proposal, John J. Barceló Iii Dec 2014

Subsidies And Countervailing Duties--Analysis And A Proposal, John J. Barceló Iii

John J. Barceló III

The author recommends a new scheme for regulating the use of government subsidies and countervailing duties in international trade, an area presently regulated by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. He contends that these rules should be based to a large extent on principles of free trade and economic efficiency. In addition to setting out proposed regulations, the author analyzes the strength and weaknesses of free trade theory and of the present GATT rules regarding subsidies and countervailing duties.


Is The Wto Quietly Fading Away?: The New Regionalism And Global Trade Rules, Stephen J. Powell, Trisha Low Dec 2014

Is The Wto Quietly Fading Away?: The New Regionalism And Global Trade Rules, Stephen J. Powell, Trisha Low

Stephen Joseph Powell

While scholars and governments alike view the liberalization of international trade as a positive development, they disagree on the medium that will accomplish this objective with the highest economic returns. Some experts believe that multilateralism through the 150+ member World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only way to achieve truly open and efficient trade. Others view multilateralism as but an aspiration and find that regionalism offers the only viable prospect for the meaningful further opening of markets. In light of what we label the "new regionalism," our paper explores in detail the positive and negative effects of regional trade arrangements …


International Trade - Possible Undermining Of U.S. Pesticide And Food Safety Laws By The Draft Text Of The Uruguay Round Of Gatt Negotiations, Beth Sanders Oct 2014

International Trade - Possible Undermining Of U.S. Pesticide And Food Safety Laws By The Draft Text Of The Uruguay Round Of Gatt Negotiations, Beth Sanders

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Environmental Unilateralism And The Wto/Gatt System, Ilona Cheyne Oct 2014

Environmental Unilateralism And The Wto/Gatt System, Ilona Cheyne

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The World Trade Organization And Its Interpretation Of The Article Xx Exceptions To The General Agreement Of Tariffs And Trade, In Light Of Recent Developments, Brandon L. Bowen Oct 2014

The World Trade Organization And Its Interpretation Of The Article Xx Exceptions To The General Agreement Of Tariffs And Trade, In Light Of Recent Developments, Brandon L. Bowen

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Sweeping Protectionism Under The Rug: Neoprotectionist Measures Among Mercosur Countries In A Time Of Trade-Liberalization, Jon M. Tate Oct 2014

Sweeping Protectionism Under The Rug: Neoprotectionist Measures Among Mercosur Countries In A Time Of Trade-Liberalization, Jon M. Tate

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.