American Journal of International Law · 1996 · 10 citations · 0 references
ManagementInternational LawInternational RelationsInternational NegotiationInternational TradeInternational Trade PolicyGlobal TradeInternational CooperationMultilateral NegotiationTrade NegotiationTreaty NegotiationWorld Trade Organization LawGlobal Trade PolicyInternational Trade NegotiationsMultilateral Trade LiberalizationMultilateral Trade RelationsNegotiation Of International ContractsTariff ConcessionsTrade Policy BargainingWorld Trade Organization Disciplines
On September 20, 1986, the contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 (GATT 1947) agreed to launch an eighth round of multilateral trade negotiations known as the Uruguay Round. More than seven years later they concluded the round, not with an amended version of the GATT 1947, but with an entirely new treaty, the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.