The Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) announced today (25.03.2025/XNUMX/XNUMX) the publication of a special edition of the journal Debates, which brings together the contributions presented in the 10th Customs Law Conference, held in October 2024 in the Blue Room.
Titled "Thirty Years Since the 1994 GATT," the 231-page publication is divided into two parts. The first includes the conferences and panels presented during the conference, highlighting the inaugural presentation. The decline of financial sovereignty?, led by Dr. Horacio Corti, Director of the Center for Financial and Tax Law Studies. Key topics are also addressed, such as the evolution of the GATT, the digitalization of customs procedures, and the current status of the Trade Facilitation Agreement.
The second part of the journal includes research papers on GATT principles, liability for customs violations, and the impact of tariff wars on customs law, with contributions from leading experts from Argentina, Brazil, and other countries.
In his prologue, the editor Harry Schurig highlights the importance of international law in the current global context, marked by armed conflicts and geopolitical tensions. He emphasizes that “The existence of armed conflicts, contained thanks to the enormous diplomatic activity and the cross-dependence on energy among countries, added to the fear of neighboring nations about the possible possibilities of the situation getting out of hand, keeps the world on edge, even countries like ours, geographically 'remote' from a possible epicenter of the disaster.".
Schurig stresses that, in this scenario, “Today more than ever, we must disseminate, develop and promote the validity and compliance of international standards and treaties, such as the one that bears the name of these 10th Customs Law Conferences, so that they continue to fulfill their primary objective, not only the immediate and commercial one, but also the intermediate and more transcendent one, consisting of promoting and maintaining world peace, in accordance with the principles that inspired the Charter of the United Nations..
Edited by the UBA, this edition of Debates It has established itself as a reference material for academics, legal professionals, and foreign trade stakeholders interested in regulatory advances and transformations in global trade facilitation.
We invite you to download a PDF of the magazine Debates. | Year V – No. 14 | 2025 – Customs Law: 30 Years After the GATT 1994.
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