Legal Guide to GATS

by Nellie Munin

Overview

According to the WTO, over a fifth of world trade consists of transactions in services. The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) was created to extend the multilateral trading system to services, in the same way the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) provides such a system for trade in goods. Given its reach, the treaty's significance continues to grow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789041128249
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer
Publication date:	10/28/2010
Pages:	536
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part 1 The General Agreement on Trade in Services: History, Structure and Basic Principles.
Chapter 1 The General Agreement on Trade in Services.
Chapter 2 The Framework of GATS.
Chapter 3 GATS Interpretation.
Part 2 GATS in Details.
Chapter 4 GATS Scope of Application.
Chapter 5 GATS Rules of Origin.
Chapter 6 The Most Favoured Nation Principle.
Chapter 7 Schedules of Specific Commitments.
Chapter 8 National Treatment.
Chapter 9 Market Access.
Chapter 10 Economic Integration Agreements.
Chapter 11 GATS and Competition Rules.
Chapter 12 Administrative Standards and Recognition of Professional Qualifications.
Chapter 13 Transparency.
Chapter 14 GATS and the Developing Countries.
Chapter 15 The Safety Valves of GATS.
Chapter 16 GATS Sector-Specific Instruments.
Chapter 17 The Legal Instruments for GATS Enforcement.
Concluding Remarks.
Bibliography.