Regional Trade Agreements

David A. Gantz

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199231928.013.0010

Regional Trade Agreements

David A. Gantz

Law, James E. Rogers College of

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The term 'regional trade agreements' (RTAs) primarily covers comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs), such as NAFTA, and customs unions such as the EU or MERCOSUR, which meet the requirements of Article XXIV GATT 1994. This article focuses on Article XXIV GATT 1994 and raises a broad range of issues, including economic, political, strategic, security, and international and national legal process considerations. It further considers the debate over RTAs versus the global (GATT/WTO) system. It discusses the legal relationships of RTAs to the WTO system. It mentions possible conflicts and addresses scope issues arising between WTO and RTA obligations and among dispute resolution fora. It provides some concluding remarks that conflicts between RTAs and the WTO covered agreements and among dispute settlement systems will increase over time.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of International Trade Law
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191743764
ISBN (Print)	9780199231928
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199231928.013.0010
State	Published - Sep 18 2012

Keywords

Article XXIV GATT 1994
Dispute settlement
Global system
Regional trade agreements
WTO system

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