The WTO Agreement on Agriculture: A Commentary

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Joseph McMahon (Professor of Commercial Law, School of Law, University College Dublin)

The WTO Agreement on Agriculture

A Commentary

Joseph McMahon (Professor of Commercial Law, School of Law, University College Dublin)

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Oxford University Press
16 November 2006

Trade agreements; Agriculture & related industries; Treaties & other sources of international law; International economic & trade law; Settlement of international disputes; Agricultural law

Series: Oxford Commentaries on GATT/WTO Agreements

The WTO Agreement on Agriculture subjected agriculture to a set of international rules for the first time in the history of international trade. Ever since its negotiation the Agreement has been at the forefront of the controversy surrounding the purpose and impact of the WTO itself.

This commentary provides a full legal analysis of the obligations imposed by the agreement on WTO members, and of the complex history of the Agreement's negotiation and revision and the controversy surrounding its effect on international development.

The commentary is structured around the three areas of reform initiated by the Agreement - market access, domestic support and export competition.

The book provides an in-depth examination of the substantive provisions and the disputes that have arisen in each of these three areas.

In addition the book situates these provisions against their background in pre-WTO regulation.

It analyses the operation of the 'Peace clause' and assesses the impact of the clause's expiration.

The commentary concludes by assessing the Agreement's accommodation of and impact on developing economies, and examining the process of reforming domestic farm subsidies, one of the dominant issues currently confronting the WTO.

By: Joseph McMahon (Professor of Commercial Law School of Law University College Dublin)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 676g
ISBN: 9780199275687
ISBN 10: 0199275688
Series: Oxford Commentaries on GATT/WTO Agreements
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 16 November 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 - The Preamble 1. Overview of the history of GATT and Agriculture 2. Overview of the Uruguay Round Negotiations 3. Objectives of the Agreement 4. Continuing the Reform Process Chapter 2 - Market Access 1. Market Access and the GATT 2. The Uruguay Round Negotiations 3. The Agreement on Agriculture 4. A Comment Chapter 3 - Domestic Support 1. The Uruguay Round Negotiations 2. The Agreement on Agriculture 3. A Comment Chapter 4 - Export Competition 1. Export Subsidies and the GATT 2. The Uruguay Round Negotiations 3. The Agreement on Agriculture 4. A Comment Chapter 5 - The Peace Clause 1. The Uruguay Round Negotiations 2. The Agreement on Agriculture 3. A Comment Chapter 6 - Special and Differential Treatment 1. Developing Countries and the GATT 2. The Uruguay Round Negotiations 3. The Agreement on Agriculture 4. A Comment Chapter 7 - Continuing the Reform Process 1. Introduction 2. Market Access 3. Domestic Support 4. Export Competition 5. Special and Differential Treatment 6. Non-Trade Concerns 7. Phase 2 8. A Comment Chapter 8 - The Doha Development Agenda 1. The Doha Declaration 2. The Cancun Ministerial 3. The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference Appendices Bibliography

Professor Joseph McMahon holds the Chair in Commercial Law in the School of Law at University College Dublin.