This contribution deals with the issue of business confidential information as a general exception to the obligations that WTO Members have under the GATS. It mainly draws from existing case-law under the GATT to offer a possible interpretation of the concepts entailed in Article III bis of the GATS

This contribution aims to provide an authoritative interpretation of one of the most important GATS provisions, namely the General Exceptions provisions. Drawing parallels with relevant interpretations under the GATT and critically assessing relevant case-law under both GATT and GATS allows the...

This commentary on the security exception provision embedded in the GATS pioneers in that it discusses issues of national security relating to trade in services in a dynamic manner taking into account current threats and contentious issues relating to WTO Members' essential security interests....

This contribution provides a thorough analysis of Article III of the GATS concerning transparency. Drawing from case-law under the GATT as well as regional courts such as the European Court of Justice, the contribution aims to offer an interpretation of ambiguous concepts under this GATS provision

The increased expansion of economic activity beyond national borders leads to a shift of regulatory power. Public authorities concede power, explicitly or tacitly, to private bodies, whereas the multilayered ecology of global governance inevitably increases the role of transnational...

The multilateral legal framework governing trade in services -- Barriers to trade in services -- Domestic regulations and the GATS -- Creating a horizontal necessity test for services -- Transparency and domestic regulations in services

This short paper examines the recent WTO Panel Report in a dispute brought by the US against a series of Chinese measures imposed on suppliers of electronic payment services (EPS). Such measures amounted to a discriminatory treatment in favour of the Chinese EPS supplier, China UnionPay Co.,...