overlap with obligations assumed by WTO Members under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). About 60 per cent of … world foreign investment stocks are in services and, thus, covered by mode 3 (commercial presence) of the GATS. A closer … developing countries, than those scheduled under the GATS. Furthermore, a number of obligations enshrined in BITs go beyond their …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) are a relatively frequent phenomenon. However, they have gone widely unnoticed in the … poisonous and, for various reasons, would deserve close attention. Given the broad definitional scope of the GATS, extending … economies. Their existence casts doubts on the legal status of the respective agreements under the GATS and can have severe …

This chapter addresses the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) in relation to temporary migration policy. It … is argued that Mode 4 of the GATS remains essentially subject to strict domestic regulations and limitations. Yet, many …

The general and specific obligations undertaken under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) by Members in … under an agreement. Art. XIV GATS follows the model of Art. XX GATT 1994, and given that the case law relating to Art. XIV … GATS is still in its infant stage, WTO adjudicating bodies have recourse to precedents developed under Art. XX GATT 1994 …

This contribution offers a comprehensive analysis of Art. XIX GATS, entitled “Negotiation of Specific Commitments …”, which clarifies the manner in which negotiations under the GATS should proceed in order to progressively achieve higher …

(RTAs) have increasingly adopted trade-facilitating disciplines that both build upon and innovate the GATS framework. By …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) are a relatively frequent phenomenon. However, they have gone widely unnoticed in the … poisonous and, for various reasons, would deserve close attention. Given the broad definitional scope of the GATS, extending … economies. Their existence casts doubts on the legal status of the respective agreements under the GATS and can have severe …

Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). About 60 per cent of world foreign investment stocks are in services and, thus, covered … by mode 3 (commercial presence) of the GATS. A closer look reveals that BITs generally apply across a far wider range of … sectors, in particular in the case of LDCs and developing countries, than those scheduled under the GATS. Furthermore, a …

Market access is the most important liberalizing principle in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). It … GATS provisions …