• Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States: The Nadir of the U.S. Trade Relief Process

    Author(s):
    HC Admin (see profile) , Kevin C. Kennedy
    Date:
    1988
    Group(s):
    MSU Law Faculty Repository
    Subject(s):
    Commercial law, International law, Foreign trade regulation
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    trade relief, zenith, international trade, N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg., FacPubs, International trade law
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/dkxr-9v59
    Abstract:
    In contrast to the preceding article, Professor Kennedy argues that executive discretion in trade remedies often destroys the protection for domestic industry that the U.S. trade relief process intends to give. As a background for his discussion, Professor Kennedy uses the protracted litigation over Zenith Radio Corporation’s challenge to a Commerce Department settlement of massive antidumping duties imposed against Japanese television importers. Professor Kennedy concludes that the Carter Administration’s settlement of all claims for antidumping duties, for approximately one-half of the duties originally imposed, denied meaningful relief to American industries. Professor Kennedy asserts Congress intended to limit executive discretion in antidumping law under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, but that the courts in Zenith Radio misconstrued congressional intent. Professor Kennedy concludes that Congress should expressly limit executive discretion in trade relief in legislation such as the Omnibus Trade Bill.
    Metadata:
    Published as:
    Journal article    
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial

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