NSU Research Contributions
Title : Preferential Trade Agreements and the Scope of GATT Article XXIV, GATS Article V and the Enabling Clause: An Appraisal of GATT/WTO Jurisprudence
Authors : Md. Rizwanul Islam and Shawkat Alam
| Journal Article Title: Netherlands International Law Review. | Volume Number: 56 | Publication Year : 2009 | Issue Number: 1 |
| Index: scopus | Ranking: Q1 | ISSN (Print): 0165070X | Publisher Name: T.M.C. Asser Press / Cambridge University Press |
| Pages : 1–34 | |||
| ISSN (Online): 17416191 | |||
| Funding Source : Other |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG7 Affordable & Clean Energy SDG16 Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions SDG17 Partnership for the Goals |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG9 Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure SDG10 Reduced Inequality |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Promote rule of law and equal access to justice Develop accountable and transparent institutions Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries |
| Impact statement: This article critically examines how the World Trade Organization (WTO) regulates Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) under GATT Article XXIV, GATS Article V, and the Enabling Clause. The authors analyze WTO and GATT jurisprudence to determine whether existing legal interpretations adequately control the growing expansion of regional and bilateral trade agreements. By evaluating the legal boundaries of PTAs within the multilateral trading system, the article contributes to debates on globalization, trade governance, and the balance between regionalism and multilateralism in international economic law. The study is particularly relevant for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners working in international trade law and WTO dispute analysis. | Collaboration: Partner University | Keywords: preferential trade agreements, WTO jurisprudence, GATT Article XXIV, GATS Article V, Enabling Clause, international trade law, |
