Abstract
Emergency safeguard measures (ESM) is one of the major topics of the WTO negotiations on trade in services. Since the establishment of the Working Party on GATS Rules in 1995, limited substantive results have been achieved so far. Reasons involved are diverse, but some concerns of the WTO members must be underlined, such as the fear of overuse, comfort level, lack of experiences, etc. This paper firstly traced the history of ESM negotiations as well as its latest development. Afterwards it explored and analyzed the the reasons resulting into the deadlock of current negotiations, and then it looked into the true concerns of WTO members on this tricky issue.
| Translated title of the contribution | Latest Development of Negotiations on Emergency Safeguard Measures in GATS |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 44 - 49 |
| Journal | 世界經濟研究 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |