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13 Tul. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 177 (2005)
Resolving Trade Disputes in Africa: Choosing between Multilateralism and Regionalism: The Case of COMESA and the WTO

handle is hein.journals/tulicl13 and id is 183 raw text is: Resolving Trade Disputes in Africa: Choosing Between Multilateralism and Regionalism: The Case of COMESA and the WTO Maurice Oduor I. IN TRODU CTION ................................................................................. 178 II. B ACKGROUND ................................................................................... 180 III. THE GATT ARTICLE XXIV EXCEPTION TO MULTILATERALISM: ITS INFLUENCE ON DISPUTE R ESOLUTION ..................................................................................... 185 IV COMESA AND THE WTO: THE CONFLUENCE OF O BLIGATION S .................................................................................... 189 A. The Basic Framework ............................................................. 189 B. Trade Liberalization: Nondiscrmination and Most Favored Nation Status ............................................................. 190 C Subsidies andAntidumping and Countervailing Duties ....... 193 V OVERVIEW OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION UNDER COMESA AND THE W T O .......................................................................................... 196 A . The W TO D SM ...................................................................... 196 1. Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ........................... 196 2. The Procedure ................................................................. 197 B. Dispute Resolution Under COMESA .................................... 200 1. COMESA Court of Justice ............................................ 200 2. The Procedure ................................................................. 202 3. Procedure Under the Regulations on Trade Rem edy M easures .......................................................... 204 C Concluding Remarks on COMESA and WTO DSM .......... 206 VI. MAKING THE CHOICE: SOME RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS ........... 206 A . Procedural Factors .................................................................. 206 * LL.M. (University of Pittsburgh, School of Law), LL.B. (Moi University, Kenya). Thanks to Ronald A. Brand, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh, and Director, Center for International Legal Education, for his invaluable comments on earlier drafts of this Article. Thanks also to Caroline West who sacrificed her time to do the editing. I take responsibility for any mistakes in the Article.

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