| The WTO Dispute Settlement System 1995-2003 Contributor(s): Ortino, Federico (Editor), Petersmann, Ernst-Ulrich (Editor) |
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ISBN: 904112232X ISBN-13: 9789041122322 Publisher: Kluwer Law International OUR PRICE: $308.88 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics |
| Dewey: 382.92 |
| Series: Studies in Transnational Economic Law |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.32 lbs) 607 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In its ten years of existence, the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system has continued to differentiate itself in many ways from more conventional international judicial proceedings such as those before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or regional integration courts. The regular participation of third parties, the emphasis at all levels of the ordinary meaning of the text of WTO rules, and the raft of proposed amendments to the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) all characterise WTO jurisprudence. In twenty-six incisive contributions, this book covers both the legislative and (quasi) judicial activities encompassed by the WTO dispute settlement system. Essays concerned with rules emphasise proposed improvements and clarifications in such areas as special and differential treatment of less-developed countries, surveillance of implementation, compensation, and suspension of concessions. Other contributions discuss such jurisprudential and practical issues as discrimination, trade-related environmental measures, subsidies and countervailing measures, and trade-related intellectual property rights. The authors refer frequently to the panel, Appellate Body and arbitration reports, a chronological list of which appears as an annex. The contributors include WTO arbitrators, members of the WTO Appellate Body, WTO panelists, and academics from a broad spectrum of countries engaged as legal advisers by the WTO, by governments, or by non-governmental organisations. More than a mere snapshot of the current status of the WTO dispute settlement system, this outstanding work represents a comprehensive analysis that brings a fast-moving and crucially significant body of international law into sharp focus. |