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Disciplines

International Law

Abstract

International trade is regulated and protected by laws promulgated by individual nations and by international law produced under the ongoing General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade1 [hereinafter GATT]. This comment will address a specific United States program, trade adjustment assistance, which attempts to protect United States industries from harm caused by increased foreign imports.

The trade adjustment assistance program will be initially introduced within the framework of the GATT provision allowing such protection. The comment will then briefly review the history of United States escape clause relief provisions. It will examine the adjustment assistance program, including the program's goals, the requirements which must be met before adjustment assistance will be granted, the types of assistance available, and the impact which the program has had on U.S. industry. The policy behind the adjustment assistance program will also be briefly examined, the program will be critically analyzed, and considerations for the future of trade adjustment assistance will be discussed

The comment concludes that in spite of its undistinguished past record, the trade adjustment assistance program can help U.S. workers and industries adjust to new international trade conditions. Critical to achieving this goal are effective administration, flexibility to respond to changing competitive conditions, and accountability and active involvement of program beneficiaries.

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