Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 DEFINING THE INTERFACE BETWEEN WTO AND DOMESTIC LEGAL ORDERS THROUGH THE INTERPRETATION OF NATIONAL TREATMENT; 2 THE BUILDING BLOCKS GATT RULES ON DOMESTIC REGULATION AND THE 1994 TRANSPLANT TO SERVICES; 3 HOW THEY WERE CONSTRUED THE CASE LAW ON NATIONAL TREATMENT LEGITIMATE POLICY EXCEPTIONS AND NON VIOLATION UNDER GATT AND GATS; 4 FROM JAPANESE SHOSHU TO CHILEAN PISCO TWO WAYS TO THINK ABOUT WTO ASSESSMENT OF ORIGIN NEUTRAL REGULATION; 5 WHY EQUATE NON DISCRIMINATION WITH NECESSITY; LIST OF CITED CASES; Selective Bibliography; Index
Summary
Brings together in an integrated ananlytical framework how the main WTO adjudicators have construed the WTO law on the domestic regulatory autonomy of WTO members. An analysis identifies the flaws of these quasi-judical solutions and their potential consequences for members
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122) and index
