The National Treatment clause (NT) is the first-line defense in the GATT (and in most other trade agreements) against …. Furthermore, it requires a high degree of economic sophistication on behalf of trade negotiators in order for this beneficial …

) in NT disputes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of this burden for trade liberalization and for the …

This paper examines the role of the burden of proof (BoP) in National Treatment (NT) disputes under trade agreements …