'Like Products' in International Trade Law
Towards a Consistent GATT/WTO Jurisprudence
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:3rd Jul '03
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The obligations of international trade law hinge upon the question of what constitute "like products". Trade disputes will often involve an examination of whether the products in question are in competition with one another. The most common term used for this test is to ask whether they are "like products" - that is to ask whether products are sufficiently similar for consumers to see them as substitutable - and thus whether they are subject to the rules of the WTO and GATT. The central thesis of this book is that despite the centrality of the principle of 'like products' to the WTO, it has not been consistently interpreted, and therefore the risk of discriminatory practice remains. The author, through analyzing legal and economic arguments, sets about defining the concept of 'like products' in such a way as to consistently give effect to WTO aims.
Professor Won-Mog Choi's book on "like" products in world trade law will be met with great interest by academics and practitioners working in international trade law alike. The study is an important and valuable contribution to an aspect of trade law, which has not received a thorough academic analysis until now. * The King's College Law Journal *
... an impressive and stimulating contribution to the analysis of one of the most important issues of international trade law ... the book undoubtedly provides much "food for thought" for anyone interested in the future f the international trading system and its conclusions deserve a lot of attention not only in Geneva. * The King's College Law Journal *
The puzzle of what "like products" are, or should be, continues to motivate new trade law scholarship. 'Like Products' in International Trade Law is a significant contribution to that literature. * The American Journal of International Law *
Choi's study makes an important contribution to the task of ascertaining the likeness of two products under trade law and is a valuable addition to the emerging literature of economic analysis of international trade law. * The American Journal of International Law *
ISBN: 9780199260782
Dimensions: 242mm x 162mm x 21mm
Weight: 539g
288 pages