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John H. Jackson: Pioneer and Visionary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2016

DEBRA P. STEGER*
Affiliation:
University of Ottawa

Extract

John Jackson pioneered international trade law, helped to establish the WTO, and taught legions of professors and trade policy officials who continue to promote his goals of a multilateral trading system based on the rule of law, transparency, fairness, and non-discrimination. A great man, he was also a very dear man – humble, quiet, unassuming, kind, and private. In his writings, he had the unique ability to distill very complex issues down to a few, readily comprehensible paragraphs for students and readers.

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Copyright © Debra P. Steger 2016 

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References

2 Kennedy, David, ‘The International Style in Postwar Law and Policy: John Jackson and the Field of International Economic Law’, 10:2 American University International Law Review 671716 (1995)Google Scholar.

3 John H. Jackson, William Davey, and Alan Sykes Jr., Materials and Texts on Legal Problems of International Economic Relations, West Publishing, 2013.

4 Jackson, John H., ‘The Birth of the GATT-MTN System: A Constitutional Appraisal’, 12:21 Symposium on the Multilateral Trade Agreement II: Law and Politics in International Business, 1980 Google Scholar.

5 John H. Jackson, Restructuring the GATT System, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1990.

6 Craig Van Grasstek, The History and Future of the World Trade Organization, World Trade Organization, 2013, at 59.

7 Ibid.

8 Consultative Board, The Future of the WTO: Addressing Institutional Challenges in the New Millenium, World Trade Organization, 2004.

9 Jackson, John H., ‘The Perils of Globalization and the World Trading System’, 24 Fordham Int'l L.J. 371382 (2000)Google Scholar, at 381–382.