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Florida Journal of International Law

Authors

Duane W. Layton

Abstract

This article briefly analyzes the problems faced by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) when the courts engage in a strict and doctrinaire application of the final judgment rule. In particular, this article focuses on the problems that occur when the Court of International Trade (CIT) rejects a legal standard that Commerce has been applying, substitutes a new legal standard and remands the case for reconsideration of the facts under the new legal standard. Secondly, this article seeks to establish that, in the absence of a final order and a right to appeal therefrom, interlocutory appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291(d)(1) is appropriate and indeed essential as to any CIT remand order which articulates a new legal standard that will have a direct effect on other administrative proceedings. This article will show that interlocutory appeal from these types of remand orders helps to conserve the resources of the judiciary and facilitate a smoother administration of the anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws.

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