Preface |
page vii |
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List of Abbreviations |
ix |
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Introduction |
1 |
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Interpreting principles of treaty interpretation in the WTO |
3 |
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1.1 Introduction |
3 |
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1.2 Interpretation of the VC in the WTO generally |
7 |
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1.3 Interpretations of the VC |
9 |
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1.4 Conclusion |
28 |
2 |
Interpreting institutional aspects of the WTO Agreements |
30 |
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2.1 Introduction |
30 |
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2.2 The formal mandate to interpret the WTO Agreements |
33 |
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2.3 Approaches to interpreting the institutional aspects of the WTO under the Marrakesh Agreement |
43 |
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2.4 Interpretation and the institutional aspects of the dispute settlement system |
47 |
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2.5 Interpretation and the Trade Policy Review Mechanism |
67 |
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2.6 Conclusion |
69 |
3 |
The national dimension to interpretation in the framework of the WTO |
70 |
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3.1 Introduction |
70 |
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3.2 Theory |
72 |
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3.3 Issues arising from domestic interpretations |
77 |
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3.4 Issues arising from translations of the WTO Agreements |
81 |
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3.5 Conclusion |
85 |
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Interpreting exceptions in the WTO Agreements |
87 |
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4.1 Introduction |
87 |
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4.2 What are exceptions in the WTO Agreements? |
89 |
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4.3 Principles for interpreting exceptions in treaty law |
104 |
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4.4 Conclusion |
112 |
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Interpreting the WTO Agreements for the development objective |
114 |
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5.1 Introduction |
114 |
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5.2 The development dimension to the interpretation of the WTO Agreements |
119 |
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5.3 Textual and teleological approaches and the development dimension |
138 |
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5.4 Proposals for reform in the Doha Round |
156 |
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‘Interpreting’ in external concerns |
160 |
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6.1 Introduction |
160 |
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6.2 Apparatus for interpreting in external concerns |
160 |
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6.3 Conclusion |
169 |
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Interpreting the agreements on trade remedies |
170 |
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7.1 Introduction |
170 |
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7.2 Discerning the objects and purposes of the trade remedies agreements |
172 |
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7.3 Aids in the interpretative processes: lessons from the WTO trade remedies jurisprudence |
190 |
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7.4 Inter-relationships of the ADA, the ASCM and the SA |
203 |
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7.5 Relationship of trade remedies agreements within the WTO Single Undertaking |
207 |
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7.6 Standard of review |
213 |
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7.7 Conclusion |
225 |
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Conclusion |
228 |
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Annexes |
230 |
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1 Relevant WTO provisions |
230 |
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2 Relevant provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 |
231 |
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Index |
233 |