Fernando Piérola

The Challenge of Safeguards in the Wto

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Produktbeschreibung

This practical text on the handling of investigations and safeguards includes a comprehensive historical and conceptual overview.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 150mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9781107071780
• ISBN-10: 110707178X
• Artikelnr.: 40911554

Autorenporträt

Fernando Piérola is Senior Counsel at the Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL) in Geneva, Switzerland, and lecturer in international trade law and dispute settlement at Universität Bern, Switzerland (World Trade Institute), Université de Lausanne, Switzerland and Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany (Europa-Institut). He also serves as arbitrator in international disputes under regional trade arrangements and is a regular commentator on international trade law issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Foundation of the Safeguard Mechanism: 1. History of the safeguard mechanism
2. The rationale of the safeguard mechanism
Part II. The Right to Apply a Safeguard: 3. Period of investigation and products at issue
4. Unforeseen developments and the effect of GATT obligations
5. Increase in imports
6. Serious injury
7. Causal link
Part III. Application of a Safeguard: 8. Scope of a safeguard
9. Extent of a safeguard
10. Form of a safeguard
11. Temporal application and provisional safeguards
Part IV. Procedures for the Application of Safeguards: 12. Domestic investigation
13. Multilateral proceedings
Concluding remarks.