The WTO Case Law of 2001 The American Law Institute Reporters' Studies

This book was the first in a groundbreaking series of annual volumes utilized in the development of an American Law Institute (ALI) project on World Trade Organization Law. The project undertakes yearly analysis of the case law from the adjudicating bodies of the WTO. The Reporters' Studies for 2001 cover a wide range of WTO law ranging from classic trade in goods issues to intellectual property protection. Each of the cases is jointly evaluated by an economist and a lawyer, both well-known experts in the field of trade law or international economics. The Reporters critically review the jurisprudence of WTO adjudicating bodies and attempt to evaluate whether the ruling 'makes sense' from an economic as well as a legal point of view, and, if not, whether the problem lies in the interpretation of the law or the law itself. The Studies do not always cover all issues discussed in a case, but they seek to discuss both the procedural and the substantive issues that form the 'core' of the dispute.

Foreword; List of reporters; 1. Introduction Henrik Horn and Petros C. Mavroidis; 2. EC - asbestos: European communities - measures affecting asbestos and asbestos-containing products Henrik Horn and Joseph H. H. Weiler; 3. US - shrimp: United States - import prohibition of certain shrimp and shrimp products, recourse to article 21.5 of the DSU by Malaysia Robert Howse and Damien J. Neven; 4. US - lamb: United States - safeguard measures on imports of fresh, chilled or frozen lamb meat from New Zealand and Australia: what should be required of a safeguard investigation? Henrik Horn and Petros C. Mavroidis; 5. EC - bed linen: European communities - anti-dumping duties on imports of cotton-type bed linen from India Merit E. Janow and Robert W. Staiger; 6. Mexico - corn syrup: Mexico - anti-dumping investigation of high fructose corn syrup from the United States, recourse to article 21.5 of the DSU by the United States Robert Howse and Damien J. Neven; 7. Argentina - ceramic tiles: Argentina - definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of ceramic floor tiles from Italy Robert Howse and Damien J. Neven; 8. US - lead and Bismuth II: United States - imposition of countervailing duties on certain hot-rolled lead and Bismuth carbon steel products originating in the United Kingdom: here today, gone tomorrow? Privatization and the injury caused by non-recurring subsidies Gene M. Grossman and Petros C. Mavroidis; 9. US - export restraints: United States - measures treating export restraints as subsidies Merit E. Janow and Robert W. Staiger; 10. Canada - dairy: Canada - measures affecting the importation of dairy products and the exportation of milk Merit E. Janow and Robert W. Staiger; 11. US - section 110(5) copyright act: US - section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act, recourse to arbitration under article 25 of the DSU: would've or should've? Impaired benefits due to copyright infringement Gene M. Grossman and Petros C. Mavroidis; Index.

This book was the first in a groundbreaking series of annual volumes utilized in the development of an American Law Institute (ALI) project on World Trade Organization Law. The project undertakes yearly analysis of the case law from the adjudicating bodies of the WTO.