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International Trade Law

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

1987

Trade

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Japanese View Of United States Trade Laws, A , Mitsuo Matsushita Jan 1987

Japanese View Of United States Trade Laws, A , Mitsuo Matsushita

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The purpose of this Article is to present a Japanese view of United States trade laws, concentrating on the differences between the United States and the Japanese laws. This Article will address the questions of whether United States trade laws have been used for protectionist purposes and whether there are inconsistencies and conflicts within United States trade laws. Finally, this Article will discuss Japanese suggestions for the enforcement of United States trade laws. The views expressed here are neither those of the Japanese business community nor those of the Japanese government; they are solely the views of the author, who …


Changing Patterns Of Protectionism: The Fall In Tariffs And The Rise In Non-Tariff Barriers Symposium: The Political Economy Of International Trade Law And Policy , Edward John Ray Jan 1987

Changing Patterns Of Protectionism: The Fall In Tariffs And The Rise In Non-Tariff Barriers Symposium: The Political Economy Of International Trade Law And Policy , Edward John Ray

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

The model constructed in this Article explains how the efforts of special interest groups within a nation interact with its domestic political and foreign policy objectives to influence the nation's overall structure of trade regulations. Section II of the Article, therefore, begins by providing a simple analytical framework which can help to explain the evolution of both the pattern and the level of protectionism in the United States and other countries.2 Section III of the Article reviews the history of United States trade policy and summarizes the current economic and political climate for protectionist legislation in the United States. The …


United States Trade Protectionism: Institutions, Norms, And Practices Symposium: The Political Economy Of International Trade Law And Policy , Michael Borrus, Judith Goldstein Jan 1987

United States Trade Protectionism: Institutions, Norms, And Practices Symposium: The Political Economy Of International Trade Law And Policy , Michael Borrus, Judith Goldstein

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

is Article first explores the origins and evolution of existing trade norms and institutions.7 Then, as an example of the pressures on and potential responses open to United States industry, the Article turns to the recent experiences of the United States semiconductor industry.8 The Article concludes with some thoughts on the future of trade policymaking institutions, including the insight that the failure in United States trade policy has been in part due to the lack of ideas on how the United States should respond to foreign competition in a burgeoning world economy.