Trade Disputes over High-Tech Products: Analysis of Typical Cases and Implications for Industrial Development: Analysis of Typical Cases and Implications for Industrial Development

Author: Bu Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism has significantly enhanced the legal effectiveness of WTO rules and holds a rather important position in the overall operational mechanism of the WTO, with a trend of continuous reinforcement. Since the establishment of the WTO on January 1, 1995, up to October 13, 2003, WTO members have filed a total of 302 international trade disputes with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, fully demonstrating the important role of this mechanism in promoting members' compliance with WTO obligations. This book first provides general guidance for learning and researching WTO dispute settlement cases, and on this basis, it specifically focuses on high-tech product trade dispute cases and related content. Through the analysis of key trade dispute cases in this field, it aims to provide references for more accurately grasping the basic meaning and scope of rights and obligations of the high-tech industry under the WTO legal framework. The book is divided into six chapters: Chapter 1 is a guide to learning WTO dispute settlement cases; Chapter 2 is a review of high-tech product trade dispute cases; Chapters 3 to 5 organize, summarize, and analyze three typical cases in the high-tech industry field; Chapter 6 explores how to use the WTO dispute settlement mechanism to safeguard the development environment of China's high-tech industry. This book is a reference for government officials, business management personnel, teaching and research personnel, and other professionals who are related to or interested in the field of high-tech product trade.