Article XIV GATS: General Exceptions

Cottier, Thomas; Delimatsis, Panos; Diebold, Nicolas F.

Article XIV GATS: General Exceptions

MAX PLANCK COMMENTARIES ON WORLD TRADE LAW, WTO - TRADE IN SERVICES, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Peter-Tobias Stoll, Clemens Feinäugle, eds., Vol. 6, pp. 287-328, Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008

31 Pages Posted: 7 Oct 2008 Last revised: 29 Jul 2010

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Thomas Cottier

University of Bern - Institute of European and International Economic Law

Panos Delimatsis

Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC); Tilburg Law School

Nicolas F. Diebold

University of Lucerne

Date Written: 2008

Abstract

This contribution aims to provide an authoritative interpretation of one of the most important GATS provisions, namely the General Exceptions provisions. Drawing parallels with relevant interpretations under the GATT and critically assessing relevant case-law under both GATT and GATS allows the authors to identify the most interesting and contentious issues under this provision and to offer their own views with regard to a series of issues that remain unsettled.

Keywords: WTO, GATS, trade in services, general exceptions, necessity test, introductory clause (chapeau)

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Cottier, Thomas and Delimatsis, Panagiotis and Diebold, Nicolas F., Article XIV GATS: General Exceptions (2008). MAX PLANCK COMMENTARIES ON WORLD TRADE LAW, WTO - TRADE IN SERVICES, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Peter-Tobias Stoll, Clemens Feinäugle, eds., Vol. 6, pp. 287-328, Leiden/Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1280215