The Non-Discrimination Principle and the National Security Exception under GATT Article XXI: An Analysis of the Revocation of Russia’s Most-Favoured-Nation Status by the US and Its Allies
Journal: Journal of East Asia and International Law
Year: 2023

Non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which promotes global trade with the goal of eradicating hunger, reducing poverty, and ensuring global prosperity.According to the WTO rules, members are required to give other members most-favoured-nation and national treatment.Due to the military conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the United States, European Union, and several other member countries suspended most-favoured-nation treatment fo