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영어

This paper has focused on various aspect of international cooperation and regulation to manage trade in natural resources. Much but not all of the emphasis has been on the WTO's role in this area. Although the WTO does not have an agreement specifically regulating trade in natural resources but a number of WTO rules covering goods and services are relevant. These have been analysed in terms of the various characteristics of natural resources markets. The importance of natural resources to virtually every aspect of human activity, and the particular characteristics of these products, make it vital that governments work together to find common ground and appropriate trade-offs. Such cooperation should aim to ensure sound resource management, equity and mutual gain. Several WTO rules have relevance in relation to the main features of natural resources. The WTO is part of a much broader framework of international cooperation and adequately defined rules for international cooperation, built on shared perception of gain, will contribute to the avoidance of such an outcome. In sum, while the analysis in this paper argues strongly for cooperation, such cooperation should aim to ensure sound resources management, equity and mutual gain.

한국어

자연자원은 대부분의 생산과정에서 필수적 투입재이면서 잠재적 유한성을 갖는 특성으로 인하여 현재와 미래세대의 상충욕구의 균형문제가 있으므로 자연자원 추출과 이용은 신중히 관리되어야 한다. 또한 자연자원이 국제무역에 관련된 GATT 혹은 WTO 협정에 포함된 의무에 규제될수 밖에 없다. 나아가 자연자원에 무역과 관련된 서비스는 GATS의 규칙이 적용된다. 이처럼 자연자원은 관련된 독특한 특성으로 자원 무역에 있어서 국제적 갈등의 잠재적 원천이되므로 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제에 착안하여 WTO 체제내의 협력과 규제문제를 살펴보고 자연자원의 무역활성화 및 질서에 있어서 국제적 협력의 이익과 정책적 신뢰성을 다루었다.