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IF RULES, ESPECIALLY GATT ARTICLES I & III ARE STATED BROADLY, OBVIOUS QUESTION IS HOW TO CARVE OUT EXCEPTIONS IN TERMS OF TEXTUAL BASIS VS INTERPRETATION ALONE [GATT TEXTUAL CHOICE]
TEXTUAL EXCEPTS I
TEXTUAL EXCEPTIONS & PRINCIPLED LIMITATIONS 1. GATT art XIX- Import surge
2. GATT art XX a. Public morals b. Protection of human, animal or plant life or health e. Prison labor f. National treasures g. Exhaustible natural resources
TEXTUAL EXCEPTS II
TEXTUAL EXCEPTIONS & PRINCIPLED LIMITATIONS (CONTD) 3. 4. GATT art XXI National Security GATT art XXIII- Nullification or impairment GATT art XXIV- FTAs, etc.
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NEXT WEEK
Trade Liberalization in Special Sectors: Agriculture Read Bahala pages 685-732 Read the following documents on the WTO website: Doha Ministerial Declaration of November 14, 2001 http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/mindecl_e. htm Doha Declaration Explained http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/dohaexplained_e.htm Understanding the WTO: Agriculture, A Fairer Market for Farmers http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/agrm3_e.htm Watch the following World Bank B-SPAN video 09/16/2003 Overview of the Current WTO Agricultural Negotiations http://info.worldbank.org/etools/bSPAN/presentationView.asp?EID =452&PID=862 Listen to 06/08/04 Cato Institute Policy Forum Down on the Fram: Assessing the Prospects for Global Agricultural Trade Liberalization http://www.cato.org/realaudio/cpf-06-08-04.ram
DOHA ROUND
NOW PROJECTS FOLLOWING MINISTERIAL DECLARATIONS Doha Ministerial Declaration (2001) http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min 01_e/mindecl_e.htm