GATT and Other Trade Agreements : Congressional Action By Statute or by Treaty.

Discusses whether the Uruguay Round Agreements under GATT should have been treated as a Congressional-executive agreements subject to a majority vote of both houses of Congress rather than as a treaty requiring a two-thirds vote of the Senate. Reviews judicial precedent, the concept of "interch...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1994.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Rules and practice. Executive-legislative relations. Commercial treaties. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Discusses whether the Uruguay Round Agreements under GATT should have been treated as a Congressional-executive agreements subject to a majority vote of both houses of Congress rather than as a treaty requiring a two-thirds vote of the Senate. Reviews judicial precedent, the concept of "interchangeability," House and Senate prerogatives, precedents for Congressional-executive agreements, sovereignty, and minority vetoes.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.