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The Administrative Regulation Of Technology Induction Contracts In Japan, K. Blake Thatcher
The Administrative Regulation Of Technology Induction Contracts In Japan, K. Blake Thatcher
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The purpose of this Comment is to investigate the current effect of both the FECL and the AML on TICs.'6 It begins with a historical analysis of past applications of these laws to TICs. It then discusses the current terms of the AML and the FECL, the government's application of these terms to TICs, and the effect of this application on the formation of TICs. This Comment concludes that, although the means of regulation has changed and there has been some liberalization, the FECL and the AML continue to create substantial prejudicial effects for the interests of foreign parties to …
Japanese View Of United States Trade Laws, A , Mitsuo Matsushita
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 …
Introduction Symposium: The Political Economy Of International Trade Law And Policy , Kenneth W. Abbott
Introduction Symposium: The Political Economy Of International Trade Law And Policy , Kenneth W. Abbott
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
As this Introduction is written, the law of international trade stands at a major crossroads. In Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate are attempting to consolidate two massive omnibus trade bills.' These bills authorize the President to enter into a new round of multilateral trade negotiations, amend the import relief laws, prescribe measures to deal with "unfair" foreign trade practices, and in general affect virtually every area of United States law concerned with international trade. Provisions like the Gephardt Amendment,2 designed to exert pressure on countries which have large trade surpluses and engage in trade practices that the …
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
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
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.