This book provides a comprehensive analysis of national security exceptions in international trade and investment agreements. The subject has gained particular relevance in the past few years, as both the United States and the Russian Federation have invoked national security as justification for trade-restrictive measures in the context of WTO dispute settlement proceedings. The book describes the evolution of security exceptions in international economic law, from the GATT 1947 to the most recent economic treaties, such as the 2017 Buenos Aires Protocol for Intra-Mercosur Investment and the 2018 USMCA. Further, it presents an overview of the rich array of adjudicatory practices addressing national security clauses, covering the decisions of WTO dispute settlement bodies, the ICJ, and numerous investment arbitral tribunals. To this end, the book addresses the debates surrounding the alleged self-judging character of security exceptions and the standards of review applicable where the exception is considered to be justiciable.
Author(s): Sebastián Mantilla Blanco, Alexander Pehl
Series: SpringerBriefs In Law
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 78
Tags: International Economic Law, Trade Law
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
1 Introduction......Page 9
References......Page 11
2.1 Introductory Remarks......Page 12
2.2 Article XXI of the GATT: A Brief Overview......Page 13
2.3.1 Setting the Scene: The GATT Years......Page 17
2.3.2 The Renaissance of the Security Exception in WTO Practice......Page 19
2.4 Review of Security Measures Under Article XXI of the GATT and the Problem of Justiciability......Page 23
2.5 The Standard of Review Under Article XXI(b) of the GATT......Page 26
2.6 Appraisal: In Support of a Nuanced Approach......Page 33
References......Page 35
3.1 Security Exceptions in FCN Agreements......Page 38
3.2.1 A Brief Overview of Security Exceptions in Investment Agreements......Page 45
3.2.2 The Review of Security Measures Under Investment Agreements and the Problem of Justiciability......Page 47
3.2.3 The Quest for an Objective Standard of Review......Page 57
References......Page 67
4 The Third Generation of National Security Exceptions: Protecting the Sovereign State......Page 69
References......Page 74
5 Conclusion......Page 76
References......Page 78
