I. The GATT/ITO negotiating history; II. The development on the GATT disputes procedure: 1948-58; III. Case studies of GATT law in operation; IV. The GATT legal system in decline 1958-75; V. Appendixes.

I. The GATT/ITO negotiating history. 1. The interwar years
2. The ITO rules : the nature of the political commitment
3. The ITO legal system : the role of legal obligations
4. The ITO legal system : nullification and impairment
5. The GATT negotiations
6. The demise of the ITO
II. The development of the GATT disputes procedure : 1948-58. 7. GATT operations, 1948-58
8. The early disputes procedures : the foundations of third-party adjudication
9. The panel on complaints
10. The disputes procedure, 1952-58
III. Case studies of GATT law in operation. 11. Interpretation (I) : Indian export rebates
12. Interpretation (II) : Brazilian internal taxes
13. Interpretation (III) : Belgian family allowances
14. Nullification and impairment : the Australian subsidy
15. Fact-finding : Cuban textiles and Norwegian sardines
16. Enforcement powers : U.S. dairy quotas
17. The GATT legal system, 1948-58 : an overview
IV. The GATT legal system in decline : 1958-75. 18. GATT developments, 1958-75
19. The disputes procedure : 1959-70
20. The disputes procedure revives : 1970-75
21. Residual restrictions
22. A look backward and a look ahead
V. Appendixes. A. GATT disputes proceedings, 1948-74
B. Considerations concerning extended use of panels
C. Brazilian internal taxes
D. The Australian subsidy on ammonium sulphate
E. Treatment by Germany of imports of sardines
F. Report of working party 8 on Cuban textiles
G. Netherlands action under Article XXIII:2 to suspend obligations to the United States
H. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Article XXIII
I. ITO Charter, Articles 93-95.