Customs Courts Act

This publication provides for a clear understanding of the issues, in customs, tariff, antidumping and countervailing duty laws, as well as laws providing for embargoes, quantitative restrictions on imports, and adjustments to import competition. The text begins with the historical evolution of judicial review in import law. The current functioning of the CIT (Court of International Trade) and CAFC (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) are examined in detail, as reflected in the legal doctrines of administrative law involved in the judicial review of government agencies. Topics addressed include jurisdiction, standing, sovereign immunity, exhaustion of administrative remedies, and preclusion of review. It also includes a discussion of the possible changes in the existing institutional framework for customs and international trade litigation, including possible expansions in the jurisdiction of the CIT.