The doctrine of precedent is getting established in WTO and seems to be there to stay however much it is argued … otherwise. Neglect of this fact means that we are overlooking some of the problematic developments in WTO jurisprudence. This is … quite evident from the integration of the requirement of unforeseen developments for a WTO consistent safeguard measure …

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. …