In view of recent proposals to grant the International Monetary Fund new instruments to press countries to adjust balance of payments disequilibria, the question arises of the efficacy of such means of pressure. An analysis of the Fund's power shows, inter alia, that conditions attached to...

I would like to add to the analyses of the authors comments on two questions: First, how should measures falling under the GATT be distinguished from those falling under the GATS? Second, could a measure inconsistent with one WTO agreement be justified by an exception contained in another?

Purpose – This paper aims to examine changes in the jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body in three areas of law (judicial economy, the identification of the measure to be examined under Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other duties and import...