In September 2015, the United Nations member states agreed on a new agenda on sustainable development that sets a range of gender related goals that shall be achieved by the international community in the following years. Among them, the women’s…
The literature presents conflicting expectations about the effect of globalization on democracy. One view expects globalization to enhance democracy, a second argues that globalization obstructs democracy; a third argues that it does not necessarily…
The law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not autonomous. It shapes and is shaped. It affects not only countries’ trade and tariff policies, but also shapes their laws, regulations and institutions. In particular, it creates new…
World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Understanding (WTO DSU) is a two-tier mechanism. The first tier is international adjudication and the second tier is domestic handling of trade disputes. Both tiers are interdependent and interconnected. A…
Multiple scholarly works have argued that developing country Members of World Trade Organization (WTO) should enhance their dispute settlement capacity to successfully and cost effectively navigate the system of WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding…
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Abstract: Mexico has employed…
Note: All views or omissions are author's own. This paper is solely for academic exchange purposes, and it does not reflect or suggest WTO's view on this or any other matter at all.
Abstract: The World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute…
This study provides one of the most practically-informed and empirically grounded analysis of how India has strengthened its dispute settlement participation in trade law through capacity building with the help of cost-effective strategies employed…
Captain America and the Tarnishing of the Crown: The Feud between the WTO Appellate Body and the USA
The Appellate Body is considered the jewel in the crown of the WTO dispute settlement system. However, the United States has become increasingly assertive in its efforts to control judicial activism at the WTO. This article examines judicial…