Trade Organization (WTO) itself. In contrast, I suggest in the first part of this paper that exogenous structural factors … the WTO, in common with most multilateral organizations, has not caught up with the shifting centre of gravity in global …

Plurilateral agreements in the WTO context allow sub-sets of countries to agree to commitments in specific policy areas … that only apply to signatories, and thus allow for 'variable geometry' in the WTO. Plurilateral agreements share a number … distinguishes them from the general, nondiscriminatory agreements that are negotiated among—and apply to—all WTO Members. Current …

The disagreements between the old and new trade powers in the WTO on market access issues that have deadlocked the Doha … pursued in the WTO. A re-thinking of that approach is in order. This paper argues for greater effort and new approaches to use … the WTO as a mechanism to help developing countries to reduce the trade and transactions costs that prevent firms and …

This paper discusses the challenges that confront the WTO, inspired by the recent appointment of a new Director … the path forward for the WTO and for sustaining multilateral cooperation on trade. …

At the 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Bali it was agreed to develop a work program to conclude the long … WTO takes a “silo approach”, addressing policy areas in isolation. This may reduce the relevance of WTO agreements as the … should be discussed. Greater use of the WTO for deliberation on trade policy matters and learning from the experience of …

Canada-Renewable Energy presented the WTO Panel and Appellate Body (AB) with a novel issue: at the heart of the dispute … conventional power producers. Some WTO Members complained that the measure was a prohibited subsidy because payments were … the specifics of the case, as well as of more general nature regarding the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing …

The WTO is regarded as one of the few successes of (proto-) constitutionalism in response to globalization. However … is less obviously well-represented by nation-state representatives, while the expansion in WTO membership and its … coverage implies a constitutional claim that neither the WTO process nor the resulting structure supports. This paper …

review the limited progress achieved to date in the WTO and major regional agreements on services and possible explanations …

The deadlock in the WTO Doha Round has been accompanied by an increased focus on the negotiation of preferential trade … countries, as well some proposals that would expand the scope to pursue cooperation on regulatory policies in the WTO as opposed …