Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed:Security Exceptions Agreement • March 22nd, 2005
Contract Type FiledMarch 22nd, 2005Although there is a relatively widespread tendency among scholars to perceive international trade law as a concept differing from the classical idea of state sovereignty and to regard national security, borders and territory as state interests difficult to reconcile with liberalization of markets,203 the provision of Article 73, almost identical to Article XXI of the GATT and Article XIV bis of the GATS, proves that these traditional state interests continue to be a major concern of WTO Members.204