Revisiting the Role of Anti-Circumvention Provisions under the wto Agreement: Lessons for East Asia
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“Circumvention” is a growing challenge to the effectiveness of international law as the incentive to circumvent laws grows as the “legalization” of international society continues. This analysis on the anti-circumvention provisions within the wto Agreement reveals a lack of clarity and coherence in the existing disciplines. Ongoing negotiations to modify trade rules also do not fully address these concerns. Therefore, this article proposes that there is a need for a comprehensive approach consisting of amendment, coherent interpretation, use of general principles, and functional reallocation for the wto Agreement to address circumvention more effectively. In particular, to establish an efficient legal framework for economic integration in East Asia, this article notes that the priority in improving and clarifying anti-circumvention disciplines is to strike multi-dimensional balances between legitimate interests, including those between sovereign liberty and the effectiveness of international agreements, and those between the predictability of obligations and the effectiveness thereof.
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Agreement on Agriculture, Apr. 15, 1994, 1867 U.N.T.S. 410.
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McCorriston & MacLaren, supra note 21, at 625.
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Panizzon, supra note 56, at 34.
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Van Damme, supra note 18; Panizzon, supra note 56; Mitchell, supra note 58.
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Revisiting the Role of Anti-Circumvention Provisions under the wto Agreement: Lessons for East Asia
In: The Korean Journal of International and Comparative LawSearch for other papers by Tomohiko Kobayashi in
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“Circumvention” is a growing challenge to the effectiveness of international law as the incentive to circumvent laws grows as the “legalization” of international society continues. This analysis on the anti-circumvention provisions within the wto Agreement reveals a lack of clarity and coherence in the existing disciplines. Ongoing negotiations to modify trade rules also do not fully address these concerns. Therefore, this article proposes that there is a need for a comprehensive approach consisting of amendment, coherent interpretation, use of general principles, and functional reallocation for the wto Agreement to address circumvention more effectively. In particular, to establish an efficient legal framework for economic integration in East Asia, this article notes that the priority in improving and clarifying anti-circumvention disciplines is to strike multi-dimensional balances between legitimate interests, including those between sovereign liberty and the effectiveness of international agreements, and those between the predictability of obligations and the effectiveness thereof.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 391 | 59 | 13 |
| Full Text Views | 198 | 2 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 29 | 3 | 1 |