De Facto discrimination in world trade law: National and most-favoured-nation treatment - Or equal treatment?

Journal of World Trade

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 921-977

  Ehring, Lothar ^a,b  

^a Legal Affairs Division   (United States)

^b WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23044534539     PISSN: 10116702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021246804564     Document Type: Review

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