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C/E/815. XX GATT and environmental protection

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2011
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This paper examines article XX GATT, and aims to examine the way it protects the environment. The importance of GATT exceptions in general is discussed, and this is followed by a discussion of the exceptions for environmental protection. The operation of GATT core obligations is discussed, and the paper then examines the restrictive interpretation given to ‘like products’ under Article III and to the article XX Chapeau.

 

KEYWORDS: XX GATT, Environment, WTO, environmental protection, restrictive interpretation, article XX Chapeau,

 
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