Is Taiwan ready for the challenge of the WTO?: an examination of Taiwan's import safeguard clauses from a comparative perspective
department or school: Law, Faculty of
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degree campus: UBCV
creator: Chen, Hsiao-Ting
issued: 2009-07-07T23:54:55Z
issued: 2000
related degree: Master of Laws - LLM
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force on January 1, 1995. Its comprehensive scope will hasten the trade liberalization process and facilitate world trade in the future. On the other hand, it is possible that some domestic industries will face stringent and unexpected competition from their foreign counterparts. Consequently, an import safeguard clause is arguably necessary to function as a safety valve to alleviate the shock of trade liberalization. Such a clause could provide a means by which domestic industries are able to make structural adjustments to compete with foreign businesses successfully in the long term. Given the importance of developing an effective import relief system, the primary purpose of this thesis is to provide a useful analysis of and concrete suggestions for new safeguard rules for Taiwan, in accordance with the norms of GATT/WTO. Reference will also be made to the safeguard systems and related rules and policies of the European Union and the United States, which have long-standing safeguard systems. Through comparison, this research will evaluate whether the new safeguard rules of Taiwan contain any inappropriate provisions and whether the legislation is sufficient to meet the challenges anticipated after Taiwan joins the WTO. The research will also discuss whether it is appropriate for Taiwan to emulate the same safeguard rules of other selected countries (like the U.S. and EU) to solve related problems, or whether such rules need to be changed to suit the economic situation of Taiwan. In general, the current import safeguard clauses of Taiwan are consistent with WTO principles, although there are some procedures that probably need to be amended. Reinforcing trade adjustment assistance and establishing dispute settlement channels should also be the focus of future improvements for Taiwan's import safeguard system.
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note: IS TAIWAN R E A D Y FOR THE C H A L L E N G E OF THE WTO? — AN EXAMINATION OF TAIWAN'S IMPORT SAFEGUARD CLA USES FROM A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE by HSIAO-TING C H E N L L . B . , The National Taiwan University, 1998 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL F U L F I L L M E N T OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF M A S T E R OF L A W S in THE F A C U L T Y OF G R A D U A T E STUDIES Faculty of Law We accept this thesis as conforming to the required standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH C O L U M B I A April 2000 © Hsiao-Ting Chen, 2000 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of L a i o The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada Date Aprr 1 >b , >ooo DE-6 (2/88) ABSTRACT The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) came into force on January 1, 1995. Its comprehensive scope will hasten the trade liberalization process and facilitate world trade in the future. On the other hand, it is possible that some domestic industries will face stringent and unexpected competition from their foreign counterparts. Consequently, an import safeguard clause is arguably necessary to function as a safety valve to alleviate the shock of trade liberalization. Such a clause could provide a means by which domestic industries are able to make structural adjustments to compete with foreign businesses successfully in the long term. Given the importance of developing an effective import relief system, the primary purpose of this thesis is to provide a useful analysis of and concrete suggestions for new saf…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2000-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0077543
language: eng
degree discipline: Law
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10386