中国作为WTO的正式成员,既要享受应有权利,充分利用半个多世纪以来以来WTO为核心形成的多边贸易体制和贸易自由化的**成果,参与世界市场经济全球化的发展进程;又要承担相应义务,切实履行我国政府在人世谈判中的对外承诺,恪守WTO的基本规则和各项协定。因此,研究WTO有关规则、学习WTO专业知识、掌握WTO基本理念、培养WTO专业人才,成为摆在我们面前的一个长期的重要任务。 正是在这样的背景下,编者编写了此书。《WTO法律规则》既考虑了世界贸易组织(WTO)概论课程的特点,又努力满足WTO法律规则与实务课程的需要,试图找到介绍WTO概况与探讨其法律制度的某种平衡,因此是一个探讨和尝试。 本教材主要是根据高等院校国际经济与贸易专业《WTO法律规则》双语课程教学的要求而编写,兼顾了法学专业、商务英语、国际金融等专业相关课程教学的需要,同时也可以作为社会各界,特别是与WTO业务相关或对WTO业务感兴趣的专业人士,训练使用英语研究WTO有关法律文件,阅读WTO英文原著文章,用英文处理WTO实际问题的精读材料;可以作为WTO各类专业人才系列培训、研讨活动的教材或参考资料,以及WTO法律英语爱好者的自

Chapter One Theoretical Basis of the WTO
1.1 The Theory of Comparative Advantage
1.1.1 Basics of the Theory
1.1.2 Historical Overview
1.1.3 David Ricardo's Numerical Example
1.1.4 The Ricardian Model Assumptions and Results
1.2 The Theory of Market Economy
1.2.1 Spontaneous Order or “Invisible Hand”
1.2.2 Free Market Economy
1.2.3 Government Intervention
1.2.4 Criticism of Market Economy
1.3 The Theory of Sustainable Development
1.3.1 Scope and Definitions
1.3.2 History of Sustainable Development as a Policy Concept
1.3.3 The Earth Summit and Environmental Sustainability
1.3.4 WTO and Sustainable Development
CASE STUDY
CS 1.1 True Meaning and Intuition of the Theory of Comparative Advantage
CS 1.2 China's Market Economy Status(MES)
Chapter Two Development of the WTO

Chapter Two Development of the WTO
2.1 Basics of the WTO
2.1.1 The WTO in Brief
2.1.2 The Multilateral Trading System
2.1.3 The GATT Years: from Havana to Marrakesh
2.2 Development of the WTO
2.2.1 The 1947 GATT Agreement
2.2.2 GATT Multilateral Trade Negotiation Meetings
2.2.3 Uruguay Round and the World Trade Organization
2.3 The Organization of the WTO
2.3.1 Introduction to WTO Organization
2.3.2 WTO Organization Chart
2.3.3 Membership, Alliances and Bureaucracy
2.3.4 The Secretariat Chart
2.3.5 Special Policies
2.4 China and WTO
2.4.1 China's WTO Entry
2.4.2 The Right-and-Duty Balance in the WTO
CASE STUDY
CS 2.1 Doha Development Round

Chapter Three Basic Principles of the WTO
3.1 Reciprocity
3.1.1 Two Folds of Reciprocity
3.1.2 WTO Rules of Reciprocity
3.1.3 Theoretical Interpretation of Reciprocity
3.2 Non-discrimination
3.2.1 Most-favoured-nation (MFN)
3.2.2 National Treatment: Treating Foreigners and Locals Equally
3.3 Liberalization of Trade
3.3.1 Liberalization for Goods
3.3.2 Liberalization for Services
3.3.3 Limits to Liberalization
3.4 Transparency
3.4.1 Introduction to Transparency
3.4.2 Publication and Administration of Trade Regulations
3.4.3 Transparency Rules for GATS
3.4.4 Transparency Rules for TRIPS
3.4.5 Trade Policy Review Mechanism ( "TPRM" )
CASE STUDY
CS 3.1 MFN Exception: Promotion of Regional Intergration-Custom Unions
CS 3.2 National Treatment

Chapter Four Trade in Goods
4.1 Basics of Trade in Goods
4.1.1 GATT 1994
4.1.2 Interpretation of GATT 1994 Articles
4.1.3 Basic Principles of the GATT 1947/1994
4.2 Tariff Concessions
4.2.1 Tariffs: More Bindings and Closer to Zero
4.2.2 Tariff Cuts
4.2.3 More Bindings
4.2.4 Tariffs and Agriculture
4.3 Non-tariff Measures
4.3.1 Standards and Safety
4.3.2 Import Licensing: Keeping Procedures Clear
4.3.3 Rules for the Naluation of Goods at Customs
4.3.4 Preshipment Inspection: a Further Check on Imports
4.3.5 Rules of Origin
4.3.6 Investment Measures: Reducing Trade Distortions
4.4 Trade in Specific Products
4.4.1 Textiles and Clothing
4.4.2 Information Technology Agreement
CASE STUDY
CS 4.1 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
CS 4.2 Safeguard

Chapter Five Agriculture Agreement
5.1 Basics of Trade in Agriculture
5.1.1 New Rules
5.1.2 Market Access
5.1.3 Domestic Support
5.1. 4 Export Subsidies: Limits on Spending and Quantities
5.1.5 The Least-developed and Those Depending on Food Imports
5.2 Understanding the Agriculture Agreement
5.2.1 Introduction
5.2.2 Market Access
5.2.3 Domestic Support
5.2.4 Export Competition/Subsidies
5.2.5 Other Issues
5.2.6 Net Food-Importing Developing Countries
5.2.7 Summary
5.3 The Agriculture Negotiations
5.3.1 The Doha Mandate
5.3.2 The Current Negotiations
CASE STUDY
CS 5.1 Japan-Import Quotas on Dried Laver and Seasoned Laver (DS323)
CS 5.2 European Communities-Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs (DS174, 290)

Chapter Six Trade Remedy Measures
6.1 Safeguards
6.1.1 Safeguards: Emergency Actions for Imports of Particular Products

Chapter Seven Trade in Services
Chapter Eighe Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter Nine Otheer New Issues of the WTO
Chapter Ten Procedural Rules of the WTO
Annex Ⅰ Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
Annex Ⅱ Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic 0f China
Bibliography
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9.2.5 Conclusions
The motivation for this policy brief has been to consider whether intemational labor standards should be incorporated into the WTO and other trade agreements.The empirical literature summarized above suggests that mandating unsustainably high labor standards will not improve average wages and working conditions in poor countries. In fact, such mandates can both reduce the number of workers with better pay and working conditions and increase the number in poorer conditions, hence creating further inequality. The literature also shows that low labor standards do not provide developing countries with an unfair advantage in their export trade nor do they drive FDI. Hence, raising labor standards in poor countries will not protect jobs of workers in industrialized countries. What then should be done on the global level?
If one looks at the economic development of the United States, Western Europe, Japan and other advanced industrialized countries over the past century, it is evident that the real incomes of workers have increased dramatically and that the conditions of work have improved concomitantly. In recent decades, there have been similar improvements in a substantial number of developing countries,especially in East and Southeast Asia as well as in Latin America. What the historical record suggests therefore is that it is not through the external enforcement of labor standards that improvements have been realized, but through internal economic and social development and growth in a country's GNP. This means that governments in poor countries must implement solid growth strategies and target policies to eradicate poverty. Governments in rich countries can also help increase demand for poor countries' output by reducing the barriers to imports from these countries. Finally, conscientious consumers in rich countries can also play a small role in increasing demand for products that are not produced by children or sweatshops, while MNCs can en
…… 世界贸易组织(World Trade Organization,WTO)是当今世界*重要的政府间国际经济组织之一,与国际货币基金组织(IMF)和世界银行集团(World Bank Group)一起,构成了当代协调世界经济的三大支柱。相比而言,由于WTO在国际经济关系上协调的范围更广、影响力更大,而且具有不断向新领域拓展的职能,因而被誉为“世界经济领域的联合国”。中国作为WTO的正式成员,既要享受应有权利,充分利用半个多世纪以来以GATT/WTO为核心形成的多边贸易体制和贸易自由化的**成果,参与世界市场经济全球化的发展进程;又要承担相应义务,切实履行我国政府在人世谈判中的对外承诺,恪守WTO的基本规则和各项协定。因此,研究WTO有关规则、学习WTO专业知识、掌握WTO基本理念、培养WTO专业人才,成为摆在我们面前的一个长期的重要任务。
正是在这样的背景下,近年来,世界贸易组织(WTO)及其法律规则成为我国高等院校若干专业竞相开设的课程,而且,在国际法学、国际经济与贸易、商务英语等专业中,WTO及其法律规则的课程往往作为双语课程开设,纷纷进行双语课程建设。这就迫切需要一本有关WTO及其法律规则的双语教材,但要编写出一本好的教材是一项艰巨的任务。几年之前,在我国刚刚人世之际,笔者曾主编出版过作为国内**部WTO英文读物的《WTO英文选读》(与刘光溪博士合作),一度被不少院校选作教材,而事实上该书并不是一本教材,也难以满足各方对教材的需要。曾拟改版为教材,但始终未能动笔。上海作为我国的经济**城市,正在根据**战略致力于国际经济、金融、贸易、航运等四个**建设;上海市非常重视国际经济贸易专业**人才的培养,把外贸经济本科教育列为上海市十大教育高地之一进行建设,而《WTO规则与运作》即是这一高地建设中的标志性教材之一,遂有**之本书,名《WTO法律规则(英文版)》(Legal Rules of the World Trade Organization)。

Xuesen Zhang
LL.D, East China University of Political Science and Law, Arbitrator, Senior Economist, Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Law Faculty,Shanghai Finance University
Gary D. Patterson
J.D, Western State University College of Law at Fullerton, Professor, California State University at San Bernardino, Adjunct Professor, University of California at Riverside