The basic point I advocate in this chapter is that the WTO dispute settlement system aims to curb unilateral punishment. Sanctions can be imposed only in accordance with the outcome of a multilateral process that has been established in order to decide on the (il)legality of actions by WTO...

The Byrd amendment to US anti-dumping law distributes the revenue from anti-dumping duties imposed on foreign firms to the domestic firms that lodged the complaint of dumping. When the government sets its anti-dumping duty to maximise a welfare function that attaches greater weight to the...