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NON-DISCRIMINATION IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE* By Gardner Patterson. Deputy Director General, GATT By way of preface let me note that prior to the negotiation of the General Agree- ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), there had been a great deal of discrimination in international trade and payments. The arguments governments accepted in justifying their discriminatory practices were many and varied, not least amongst them were several which were essentially political. Thus, one frequent reason for discriminating against another country was to apply pressure to accomplish some political objective or, alternatively, to discriminate in favour of someone for the same purpose. Grant- ing "better" treatment to trade with former military allies and well-disposed neutrals than to former enemies and less friendly neutrals was often believed to be "rea- sonable" and "appropriate". The belief that exchanges of favours amongst limited groups of nations would bring both political and sentimental gains has a long history. Such treatment, it was argued, would strengthen political ties and smooth the way toward political union. It has been widely accepted for over a century that there were often compelling political reasons for a mother country granting preferential treatment to the exports of her colonial areas and,
Nordic Journal of International Law – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1977
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