Sykes, A. O.

The WTO agreement on safeguards : a commentary / Alan O. Sykes. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xxvi, 357 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Oxford commentaries on international law. Oxford commentaries on the GATT/WTO agreements .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-257) and index.

Preface. - Table of WTO panel and AB reports. - Table of GATT/WTO documents. - Table of other international instruments and legislation. - List of abbreviations. - CHAPTER 1: THE EVOLUTION OF SAFEGUARDMEASURES IN THE WTO/GATT SYSTEM: AN OVERVIEW. -CHAPTER 2: ECONOMIC POLICY CONSIDERATIONS. - CHAPTER 3: PRELIMINARY ISSUES IN WTOSAFEGUARDS DISPUTES: BURDEN OF PROOF,STANDARD OF REVIEW, AND THE "RECORD". - CHAPTER 4: PROCEDURAL OBLIGATIONSIN THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS. - CHAPTER 5: "UNFORESEEN DEVELOPMENTS"AND "THE EFFECT OF THEOBLIGATIONS INCURRED" . - CHAPTER 6: THE INCREASED QUANTITIES REQUIREMENT. - CHAPTER 7: SERIOUS INJURY, THREAT AND INDUSTRY DEFINITION. - CHAPTER 8: THE CAUSATION REQUIREMENT AND "NON-ATTRIBUTION" . - CHAPTER 9: PERMISSIBLE MEASURES AND THEIRDURATION. - CHAPTER 10: COMPENSATION, RETALIATIONAND THE PROHIBITION OF GREY-AREAMEASURES - References. -Appendices. - Index.

0199277400 (hbk.) 9780199277407 (hbk.)


World Trade Organization.


Foreign trade regulation.
Imports.
Protectionism.

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