-enforcing policy coordination implied by theoretical models, and then examines the empirical studies on trade disputes of the GATT/WTO. …

The paper argues that focusing only on disputes formally raised in the WTO Dispute Settlement system underestimates the … extent of trade conflict resolution within the WTO. Both the SPS and TBT Committees address a significant number of 'specific … covered areas. -- WTO ; specific trade concerns ; SPS and TBT Committees ; dispute settlement …

in WTO dispute settlement. Its distinguishing feature is that it seeks to address this relationship in light of the … between them. The basic conclusion is that legislators’ silence concerning this relationship should speak volumes to WTO … adjudicating bodies: MEAs should not be automatically understood as imposing legally binding obligations on WTO Members, but could …

design of WTO dispute settlement require or preclude findings in case of expired measures. We welcome the Appellate Body …

the blockage of access to websites. This paper suggests that many WTO member states are legally obliged to permit an … WTO. But the exceptions do not offer a blanket cover for the arbitrary and disproportionate censorship that still occurs …

Organization (WTO) as a way to resolve trade conflicts. I investigate whether the DSM can be improved by introducing a permanent …

This contribution illustrates some unresolved issues and tensions that characterize the way the WTO deals with … define the legal framework offered by the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is fundamental to ascertain whether the current … framework represents an adequate model to address renewable energy subsidies, or whether a more flexible interpretation of WTO …

This paper aims at making a preliminary assessment of China in the WTO dispute settlement system from an international … socialization perspective. When China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in November 2001, it was not clear how China would … behave in WTO dispute settlement. At first, China proved to be a conciliatory defendant and reluctant complainant. Recently …

In the context of the WTO, intellectual property rights (IPR) are codified in the TRIPS-agreement. While covering all … challenges for the international governance of IPR in the WTO context emerging from digital media. Against an economic background …

security of market access result from increased membership of the GATT/WTO system, which itself underwent important changes as … a result of the Uruguay Round, further developed in the first Ministerial Meeting of the WTO in Singapore in December … 1996. The systemic changes and the expansion of WTO membership to the transition and other economies mark a dramatic change …