Question 1

Consider the differential domestic and foreign political ramifications of the following U.S.trade laws:
 Section 201 escape clause,the antidumping statute,the countervailing duty statute,and Section 301 retaliation.

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Question 2

The President of the United States is concerned about the declining number of American companies engaged in the manufacture of computer chips.In order to reinvigorate U.S.computer chip manufacturers,the President has proposed that the United States unilaterally impose an absolute ban upon the importation of computer chips from Japan for an indefinite period of time to be determined in his complete discretion.The President has asked you whether his proposal is legal pursuant to the GATT.What is your response? Please explain the basis for your conclusions.

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Question 3

Weigh the strengths and weaknesses of all possible actions a country can take to protect its market against unfair trade.

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Question 4

Compare and contrast the "generally available benefits" test with the "specificity test." How will they affect case outcomes?

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Question 5

Identify and evaluate the importance of the several factors taken into account in an ITC proceeding to impose import restrictions.

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Question 6

What are the similarities and differences between unfair trade and fair,but economically damaging trade?

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Question 7

Describe the ways in which U.S.trade legislation is and is not based upon GATT legal principles.Give several examples.

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Question 8

Consider the relative merits of including debt expenses in the calculation of the fair market value of an imported product.Consider this both in terms of the business exporting the good and the business importing the good.

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Question 9

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An across-the-board reduction by the United States in the corporate tax rate.

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Question 10

Draft a statute or treaty defining a non-market or state-controlled economy OR identifying which factors should be considered in making such a determination and how they should be applied.

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Question 11

Draft a statue defining a domestic industry.Draft statutes from the perspective of Westernized,developed nations and from developing nations.

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Question 12

Scenario
Loan guarantees by the French government to French filmmakers who utilize French equipment in the making of their movies.

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Question 13

Scenario
Tax credits extended by the Japanese government to Japanese computer chip manufacturers on the basis of the volume of their chip sales in the United States.

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Tax credits extended by the Japanese government...

Question 14

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Tax credits extended by the government of India to Indian companies in order to assist in the reduction of greenhouse gases emitted during the manufacturing process.

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Question 15

Scenario
Reduced rate loans offered by U.S.banks to U.S.businesses willing to relocate their operations to economically depressed inner cities.

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Question 16

Assess the various legal "tools" available to the president to gain freer access to foreign markets for U.S.products.

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Quiz 11: Regulating Import Competition and Unfair Trade

Consider the differential domestic and foreign political ramifications of the following U.S.trade laws: Section 201 escape clause,the antidumping statute,the countervailing duty statute,and Section 301 retaliation.

Weigh the strengths and weaknesses of all possible actions a country can take to protect its market against unfair trade.

Compare and contrast the "generally available benefits" test with the "specificity test." How will they affect case outcomes?

Identify and evaluate the importance of the several factors taken into account in an ITC proceeding to impose import restrictions.

What are the similarities and differences between unfair trade and fair,but economically damaging trade?

Describe the ways in which U.S.trade legislation is and is not based upon GATT legal principles.Give several examples.

Consider the relative merits of including debt expenses in the calculation of the fair market value of an imported product.Consider this both in terms of the business exporting the good and the business importing the good.

Scenario An across-the-board reduction by the United States in the corporate tax rate.

Draft a statute or treaty defining a non-market or state-controlled economy OR identifying which factors should be considered in making such a determination and how they should be applied.

Draft a statue defining a domestic industry.Draft statutes from the perspective of Westernized,developed nations and from developing nations.

Scenario Loan guarantees by the French government to French filmmakers who utilize French equipment in the making of their movies.

Scenario Tax credits extended by the Japanese government to Japanese computer chip manufacturers on the basis of the volume of their chip sales in the United States.

Scenario Tax credits extended by the government of India to Indian companies in order to assist in the reduction of greenhouse gases emitted during the manufacturing process.

Scenario Reduced rate loans offered by U.S.banks to U.S.businesses willing to relocate their operations to economically depressed inner cities.

Assess the various legal "tools" available to the president to gain freer access to foreign markets for U.S.products.