Serious efforts at economic integration among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members started only in 1992. Initial obstacles included the widespread pursuit of import substitution... Category: International Trade
by Siow Yue Chia | On 01 Oct 2013 |
Competition law is different from other branches of law. It is not about the fairness or morality to be instilled in the actions which mark societal behaviour. Instead the rules of competition reflect... Category: International Trade
by Tarun Jain | On 14 Jun 2009 |
The doctrine of precedent is getting established in WTO and seems to be there to stay however much it is argued otherwise. Neglect of this fact means that we are overlooking some of the problematic de... Category: International Trade
by Sheela Rai | On 08 Aug 2007 |
This article analyses the importance of international commercial service transactions relating to both trade and investment, which form an essential element of analyzing production fragmentation and e... Category: International Trade
by Mukul Asher | On 17 Apr 2007 |
This article traces the history of negotiations in the WTO on Trade Facilitation, the only Singapore issue that has survived beyond Doha and Cancun. Last ten years of sustained work by the negotiators... Category: International Trade
by Shashank Priya | On 27 Mar 2007 |
This paper contends that the general understanding that precedent system does not apply in the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism. The author argues that the drafters or the negotiators always wanted to... Category: International Trade
by Sheela Rai | On 09 Jan 2007 |
This paper outlines a facilitative procedure for settlement of disputes in the area of trade facilitation when the party against which a complaint has been lodged in a dispute happens to be a developi... Category: International Trade
by C. Satapathy | On 23 Nov 2006 |
The formulation of appropriate criteria for origin determination is crucial for any country or regional trading block interested in ensuring growth and economic. Perhaps this is the single most impor... Category: International Trade
by C. Satapathy | On 29 Jul 2006 |
This paper looks at how the term ‘dumping’ is understood by the economists, trade and trade officials and multilateral bodies like the WTO and traces the origin and evolution of antidumping measures... Category: International Trade
by C. Satapathy | On 12 Dec 2005 |
There has been a significant decline in anti dumping initiations. This is a welcome trend as there is scant support in economic literature for anti-dumping action. The trend might well indicate the ef... Category: International Trade
by C. Satapathy | On 04 Oct 2005 |