U.S.: WTO national security exemption reflects ‘sovereign right’ of members

The “ordinary meaning” of the World Trade Organization’s national security exemption and its negotiating history will show the U.S. invocation of it to justify Section 232 tariffs is a “sovereign right” that is not subject to legal review, the U.S. has declared in its first written submissions in several closely related disputes. “At issue in this dispute is the sovereign right of a state to take action to protect its essential security in the manner it considers necessary. WTO Members...