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The Hidden Costs of International Dispute Settlement: WTO Review of Domestic Anti-Dumping Decisions 国际争端解决的隐性成本:WTO对国内反倾销决定的审查

Law and policy in international business Pub Date : 2002-11-18 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.351080

D. Tarullo

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引用次数: 30

Law's Dominion and the Market for Legal Elites in Japan 日本的法律统治与法律精英市场

Law and policy in international business Pub Date : 2002-06-14 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.316120

C. Milhaupt, Mark D. West

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引用次数: 17

Taming Unilateralism under the Multilateral Trading System: Unfinished Job in the WTO Panel Ruling on United States - Sections 301-310 of the Trade Act of 1974 多边贸易体制下驯服单边主义:WTO对美专家组裁决的未了之事——1974年《贸易法》第301-310条

Law and policy in international business Pub Date : 2000-02-14 DOI: 10.30875/4baba117-en

Seung Wha Chang

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引用次数: 24