The 1994 Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (the WTO Agreement), requires each WTO member to … annexed Agreements.†It is natural for the issue of WTO conformity to be a subject of much attention if it should arise in … the most representative and the only compulsory dispute settlement in the world. It is this conformity that the paper …

interaction between PTAs and the multilateral trading system. URL:[http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/anrep_e/world_trade … World Trade Report 2011 describes the historical development of PTAs and the current landscape of agreements. It examines …The ever-growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is a prominent feature of international trade. The …

A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those … who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"—i.e., overlapping regional trade agreements—of trade deals …

Over the past four decades or so, the issues that have dominated WTO/GATT negotiations have generally fallen in the … rules and for their application. [WTO Research Series No.1] …

This paper contends that the general understanding that precedent system does not apply in the WTO Dispute Settlement … article discusses the reasons for the assertion that doctrine of precedent applies in the WTO and the implications of it. …

This paper gives insights into the possible trade creating effects of service trade liberalization via Mode 4. In … costs for merchandise trade between home and host country. Exploiting data on H-1B beneficiaries from different origins in … the United States and using a gravity model of trade, we find significantly positive effects of temporary movements of …

The Draft document circulated at the beginning of the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong, China, 13â …

This paper analyzes the risks of preference erosion arising from MFN trade liberalization in manufactured products. It …

The Cotonou Agreement introduces new fundamental principles with respect to trade between the European Union and … Partnership Agreements meant to progressively liberalise trade in a reciprocal way. The progressive removal of barriers to trade … is expected to result in the establishment of Free Trade Agreements between the EU and ACP regional groups in accordance …