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Could the world sue Trump over tariffs?

2025/4/3
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Mona Paulson: 我是国际贸易法专家。国际法框架包含不同层次的协议:双边、区域和多边。WTO是多边协议的最高层级。WTO旨在避免贸易歧视,设定贸易基准,并通过谈判平衡市场开放。美国目前的关税政策违反了WTO规则和USMCA等贸易协定。加拿大、欧盟和中国已就美国政策向WTO提出申诉,但其合法性有待最终审查。美国关税政策的不一致性可能源于将其作为谈判筹码和替代税收收入来源的意图。WTO上诉机构机制的缺失削弱了其解决贸易争端的效力。美国曾以安全为由采取贸易行动,但WTO未能对其行为进行有效审查。尽管存在挑战,各国仍应继续利用WTO机制来挑战美国的贸易行为。各国对美国关税采取了不同的应对措施,有些立即采取报复措施,有些则选择通过WTO提起争端。WTO争端解决机制并非惩罚性机制,其目的是促使违规方恢复遵守规则。如果违规方拒绝遵守WTO裁决,受损方可以采取临时性措施,例如限制市场准入或寻求其他领域的补偿。美国拒绝参与WTO争端解决机制,可能与其寻求双边谈判或不愿参与多边合作有关。 Alex Dibble: 作为主持人,我没有就关税问题发表个人观点,而是引导讨论,并向专家Mona Paulson提问,以获得对该问题的专业见解。 Stuart Willey: 作为主持人,我没有就关税问题发表个人观点,而是引导讨论,并向专家Mona Paulson提问,以获得对该问题的专业见解。

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This chapter explores the framework of international law, focusing on the roles of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements. It examines the implications of Donald Trump's tariffs, questioning whether they violate existing commitments within the WTO and other trade pacts.
  • International law is a framework with multiple layers: bilateral, regional, and multilateral agreements.
  • The WTO sets baselines against trade discrimination.
  • Trump's tariffs breach WTO commitments and agreements like USMCA.

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With global markets reeling from the US President’s sweeping tariffs, nations are scrambling to respond. As Japan suggests the measures may breach World Trade Organization rules, Dr Mona Paulsen, a specialist in trade and international economic law at LSE, unpacks the implications—and examines whether the world has the tools to push back.

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