In March 2018, the United States enacted tariff increases on a vast range of imported steel and aluminum products. The Trump administration cited national security concerns as the justification, claiming an exception under GATT Article XXI. In response to these tariffs, several WTO Members,...

On 5 September 2011, the WTO issued the Appellate Body report for the first WTO case on a transitional product-specific safeguard measure, United States – Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China (U.S. − Tyres). Transitional product-specific...

In March 2018, the United States adopted measures to increase tariffs on a range of imported steel and aluminum products, claiming that the measures are justified for its national security concerns. Several WTO Members, including the European Union, India, Russia, Turkey, and China, have argued...