| The WTO Agreement on Safeguards: A Commentary Contributor(s): Sykes, Alan O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199277400 ISBN-13: 9780199277407 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2006 Annotation: The protection of troubled industries against import surges, called safeguard measures under WTO law, are controversially justified on the basis of economic concerns. This book reviews the economic literature bearing on the soundness of safeguard policies. It also addresses the complex legal issues relating to the constraints on safeguard measures under WTO law, and affords a thorough discussion and critical analysis of the WTO disputes in the area, including the most recent case involving measures protecting the U.S. steel industry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International |
| Dewey: 343.087 |
| Series: Oxford Commentaries on International Law |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.54" W x 10.16" (1.57 lbs) 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The protection of troubled industries against import surges, called safeguard measures under WTO law, are controversially justified on the basis of economic concerns. This book reviews the economic literature bearing on the soundness of safeguard policies. It also addresses the complex legal issues relating to the constraints on safeguard measures under WTO law, and affords a thorough discussion and critical analysis of the WTO disputes in the area, including the most recent case involving measures protecting the U.S. steel industry. |