TY - BOOK AU - Delimatsis,Panagiotis TI - International trade in services and domestic regulations: necessity, transparency and regulatory diversity SN - 9780199533152 U1 - 343.0875 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Oxrord University Press KW - Foreign trade regulation KW - General Agreement on Trade in Services (1994) KW - Service industries KW - Government policy KW - Law and legislation N1 - This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulation of services under the WTO's GATS Agreement. Through a thorough examination of the GATS negotiation history, substantive provisions, judicial interpretation, and ongoing reform process, the book presents a clear picture of how the multilateral trading system justifies and tolerates regulatory diversity. The book develops a horizontal framework for the assessment of whether a national barrier to trade in services is lawful, across all service sectors, focusing on the core general principles of necessity and transparency ER -