Abstract:
South Africa has both a National Consumer Commission and a National Consumer Tribunal. It
also has both a Competition Commission and a Competition Tribunal. The courts have pleaded for
a Customs Tribunal to be created to address challenges against findings related to customs
matters. However, there is currently an International Trade Administration Commission, but no
International Trade Tribunal. This article considers the significant interaction between
competition law and international trade law, specifically anti-dumping
law, including the use of
like wording in the Competition Act and the International Trade Administration Act. Through an
exposition of the procedures applied by both the Competition Commission and the International
Trade Administration Commission, the article considers the importance of the Competition
Tribunal and proposes that an International Trade Tribunal should be created to review and hear
appeals against decisions of the Trade Commission, in line with South Africa's obligations under
the World Trade Organization's Anti-Dumping
Agreement.
