pt. 1. A history of the legal relationship. Post-war negotiations on trade liberalization ; First decade of the GATT, 1948-1957 ; Demands for a new legal relationship, 1958-1963 ; Defining the new relationship, 1964-1971 ; Testing the new relationship, 1972-1979 ; Developments in the 1980s : form without substance
pt. 2. A legal critique of the GATT's current policy. Basic elements of the legal criticism ; Separating legal and economic issues ; Impact of GATT legal policy on internal decision-making ; Impact on decisions in other governments : non-reciprocity ; Impact on decisions in other governments : preferences ; First steps towards a better legal policy.