TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; CHAPTER I; 1.1 TRENDS AND CHARACTERESTICS OF RTAS; 1.2 MOTIVATIONS FOR FORMING A REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT; CHAPTER II; 2.1 STUDYING THE PROVISIONS OF GATT; 2.2 STUDYING THE PROVISIONS OF GATS; 2.3 STUDYING THE ENABLING CIAUSE PROVISIONS; CHAPTER III; (A) THE TURKEY-TEXTILES CASE: THE APPELIATE BODY REPORT- AN ANALYSIS-WT/DS34/AB/R; 3.1 THE FACTUAL BACKGROUMD OF THE CASE; 3.2 THE wTo PANEL'S DECISION; 3.3 TURKEY'S SUBMISSIONS; 3.4 INDIA'S SUBMISSIONS; 3.5 ARGUMENTS OF THIRD COUNTRIES: CHINA, HONG KONG AND JAPAN; 3.6 THE APPELIATE BODY'S DECISION AND ITS REASONS; (B) UNITED STATES - DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF CIRCBLAR WELDED CARBON QUALITY LINE PIPE; FROM KOREA-Report of the Panel- WT/DS202/R; 3.7 FACTUAL BACKGROUND OF THE CASE; 3.8 CONTENTIONS OF KOREA; 3.9 CONTENTIONS OF UNITED STATES; 3.10 THE DECISION OF THE PANEL; CHPTER IV; 4.1 RULES OF ORIGIN; 4.2 CONTINGENCY PROTECTION; 4.3 INVESTMENT PROVISIONS; 4.4 ENVIRONMENT CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY