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Should WTO dispute settlement be subsidized?
Wilckens, Sebastian - 2007
This paper develops a model of the WTO dispute settlement process (DSP) to study the recent proposal by legal scholars to subsidize litigation costs. The high cost of litigation, so the argument, is a major obstacle for developing countries to using the DSP to enforce developed countries?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296268
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Should WTO dispute settlement be subsidized?
Wilckens, Sebastian - 2007
This paper develops a model of the WTO dispute settlement process (DSP) to study the recent proposal by legal scholars to subsidize litigation costs. The high cost of litigation, so the argument, is a major obstacle for developing countries to using the DSP to enforce developed countries'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300162
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The WTO Dispute Settlement System 1995–-2006: Some Descriptive Statistics
Horn, Henrik; Mavroidis, Petros C. - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to report some initial findings based on the WTO Dispute Settlement Data Set (Ver. 2.0) that the authors have compiled for the World Bank. The data set contains approximately 28 000 observations on the workings of the Dispute Settlement (DS) system. It covers all 351...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320040
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Trading Profiles and Developing Country Participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement System
Francois, Joseph; Horn, Henrik; Kaunitz, Niklas - 2008
It has been alleged since its inception that the WTO Dispute Settlement (DS) mechanism is biased against developing countries, as manifested in e.g. allegedly too low rates of dispute initiation. To shed light on this issue, this study analyses the determinants of developing country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320177
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Winners and Losers in the Panel Stage of the WTO Dispute Settlement System
Hoekman, Bernard; Horn, Henrik; Mavroidis, Petros C. - 2008
A significant body of research has sought to examine claims that developing countries are under-represented as complainants, and/or over-represented as respondents in the WTO dispute settlement system. Most of this literature has focused on their propensity to participate, the idea being that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320340
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The WTO Dispute Settlement System 1995-2010: Some Descriptive Statistics
Horn, Henrik; Johannesson, Louise; Mavroidis, Petros C. - 2011
The Dispute Settlement (DS) system is a central feature of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement. This compulsory and binding two-level mechanism for the adjudication of disputes between WTO Members is the most active among international courts. The functioning of the DS system has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320413
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Intellectual Property Rights: Talking Points for RP-US FTA Negotiations
Tantuico, Delia S.; Zshornack, Errol Wilfred - 2006
pharmaceuticals; and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) are also discussed. The author proposes certain …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429843
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A review of WTO disputes on TRIPS: Implications for use of flexibilities for public health
Syam, Nirmalya - 2022
The use of TRIPS flexibilities by WTO members involves interpretation of the obligations under TRIPS which can be … disputes can thus impact the scope of TRIPS flexibilities to address, among others, public health objectives. This paper … explores how the WTO dispute settlement system applies to disputes under TRIPS, and reviews the outcomes of the disputes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013330845
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Mitigating the regulatory constraints imposed by intellectual property rules under free trade agreements
Correa, Carlos María - 2017
addressed the "flexibilities" available under the TRIPS Agreement and the negative impact of FTAs in relation to access to … Physical and Mental Health noted that the TRIPS Agreement and FTAs have had an adverse impact on prices and availability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012490848
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Geistige Eigentumsrechte im Welthandel: Stellt das TRIPs-Abkommen ein Protektionsinstrument der Industrieländer dar?
Stremmel, Dennis - 2004
, Kopien und Piraterie. Im Jahre 1995 wurde mit der Implementierung des TRIPs-Abkommens ein sehr grosser Schritt in Richtung … Eigentum soll nach Auffassung der Befürworter des TRIPs-Abkommens globale Wohlstandsverluste aus Imitationen, Kopien und … Piraterie verhindern. Kritiker bezeichnen das TRIPs-Abkommen hingegen als protektionistisches Instrument der Industrieländer mit …
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