Title: Public Morals in International Trade: WTO Faces Censorship
Abstract: Pursuant to their WTO commitments, Member States shall liberalize trade in goods, services and intellectual property rights, without any exceptions apart from those expressly provided by the covered agreements. China—Measures Affecting Trading Rights and Distribution Services for Certain Publications and Audiovisual Entertainment Products represents an interesting assessment on the application of the public morals exception under Art. XX.a GATT. When censorship is at stake, the definition of public morals is inextricably linked to the concurring protection of freedom of expression. Given this interplay at the trade and human rights' levels, this paper aims to assess whether the implementation of WTO commitments may have the effect of contributing to the removal of the filters imposed by censorship. In so doing, it seeks to verify whether the liberalization of international trade may contextually function as a means for enhancing freedom of expression.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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