GATT Dispute Settlement Panel Report on United States Restrictions on Imports of Tuna (Tuna-Dolphin I)
GATT Dispute Settlement Panel
30 I.L.M. 1594, 1598 (1991)
- Written by Kyli Cotten, JD
Facts
The United States (defendant) legislature passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (the act), which set standards for the fishing of yellowfin tuna in the Pacific Ocean. The goal of the standards was to prevent the incidental taking of dolphins by fishermen of the yellowfin tuna. Per the act, foreign countries that could not prove that the country’s fishermen met such standards were prohibited from exporting tuna to the United States. Mexico (plaintiff) claimed that, under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the United States could not apply its domestic regulations through trade regulations. Mexico submitted the dispute to the GATT Dispute Settlement Panel for resolution.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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