On The Causal Link In Safeguard Measures

Safeguard measures, as trade remedies, are important exceptions which are permitted under the WTO. This nature determines that their application prerequisites must be strict enough. The causal link is one of the application prerequisites and its rules and provable standard will determine weather the safeguard taken is legal and easy to apply. However the regulations on the causal link under WTO are so simple .The issues on the causal link have been raised in many cases. Based on the importance of the causal link, this paper focuses on the related issues in order to better to understand the rules to guide the judicial practice.This paper has five parts and uses the historical analysis, the comparative research and the case-study method. Combined with the judicial interpretation of DSB and related domestic legislations, this paper offers detailed review on the causation standard and the approach to the causation analysis. At last, this paper analyses the related problems in China's practice and offers practical advices for our state's coping with the special safeguards.