Securing the supply chain: does the container security initiative comply with WTO law? [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von: Christopher Dallimore

Securing the Supply Chain: Does the Container Security Initiative Comply with WTO Law? INAUGURAL-DISSERTATION Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Rechte durch die Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität zu Münster Vorgelegt von Christopher Dallimore Aus Wells, Somerset, Großbritannien 2008 Erster Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Hans-Michael Wolffgang, Institut für Zoll- und Verbrauchsteuerrecht, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Deutschland Zweiter Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. David Widdowson, Centre for Customs and Excise, University of Canberra, Australien Dekan: Prof. Dr. Hans-Dietrich Steinmeyer Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 11. November 2008 Foreword This study was accepted as a dissertation by the Law Faculty of the Wilhelminian University of Münster in Westphalia during the winter semester of 2008. I would like to thank Professor Dr. Hans-Michael Wolffgang for his supervision and support during the writing of the study and Professor Dr. David Widdowson of the Centre for Customs and Excise of Canberra University, Australia for producing the second opinion. I dedicate this work to my parents and brother, in recognition of their encouragement and support. Münster im November, 2008 Christopher Dallimore EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...