摘要： 服务贸易总协定是世界贸易组织的三大支柱之一。世贸组织成员关于服务贸易的义务除了受总协定的规范外，亦取决于各成员通过具体承诺减让表承担的责任。这就使得如何解释服务贸易总协定和具体承诺减让表成为事关服务贸易市场开放程度和进度的问题。美国赌博案是少数直接涉及服务贸易总协定的案件，故引起国际社会的极大关注。本文通过评析美国赌博案的专家组和上诉机构报告，分析多边服务贸易制度下具体承诺减让表的法律地位、解释具体承诺的参考文件、市场准入条款与限制性国内法规的关系、适用公共道德和公共秩序例外条款的条件和标准等，从而折射出服务贸易总协定面对的挑战和各成员的应对策略。

关键词: 服务贸易 , 赌博 , 具体承诺 , 例外条款 , 市场准入

Abstract: The GATS is one of the three pillars of the WTO．The obligations of every WTO member in respect of service trade ale governed by the GATS and at the same time depend on its schedule of specific commitments．Hence the interpretation of the GATS and the schedule of specific commitments is a matter that determines the degree and pace of opening service market．US．Gambling is one of the few cases that directly involve the GATS．As such，it has drawn great attention of the international community．This article is，through discussing the panel and Appellate Body reports of the US—Gambling，to examine the legal status of specific commitments，documents that should be consulted in interpreting the schedules．the relationship between market access provisions and domestic laws having restrictive effects on service trade．the conditions and standards for revoking the exception clauses such as public morals and public order，with a view to reflect the challenges of the GATS and the policy choices available to the WTO members．

Key words: service trade, gambling, specific commitment, exception clause, market access