申論題

Important Note: All of the following questions must be answered in English. Otherwise no grade will be given.(所有題目請以英文作答:中文作答不予計分) Question 1 (50%)
Country A is a developing country WTO member. Country B is a developed country WTO member. Country K is a least developed country WTO member. Country A and Country B, as well as Country A and Country K, are neighboring countries. Country B and Country K are not neighboring countries and do not share a border. The most convenient and efficient way for cargo transit from Country B to Country K (and other important destinations for the export of Country B) is through road and railway transport via the territory of Country A. Please analyze the following measures adopted by Country A in light of WTO Law.

(2) Measure 2 Country A further imposed its product-specific transit ban on food products covered by Measure 1 (hereinafter the food products) in 2019. Specifically, Country A banned the food products' transit via road and rail within the teritory of Country A coming from Country B and going to any other WTO Members (including Country K) (Measure 2: the transit ban). The food products constitute essential foodstuffs on which Country K heavily depends. Measure 2 has seriously disrupted Country B's export of agricultural products, and dramatically increased the price of foodstuffs in Country K. (25%)