The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference took place on the backdrop and hangover from the failures of some of the previous ministerial Conferences, especially of the Cancun Ministerial in 2003 to conclude the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). After failure of the third Ministerial Conference of the WTO...

This paper analyzes the process, methodology, and underlying trends of the Doha Round Negotiations under the World Trade Organization. It argues that the Doha Round is producing derogation, constructed advantage, and asymmetry caused by the underlying erroneous trends and methodology. It claims...

Almost a decade has been invested negotiating the Doha Round. No substantial outcomes are produced yet. With widespread hopes, efforts are intensified to make it a successful round. At the same time, pervasive interests of the powerful countries and lobbying groups have come in the way of its...

The existing practice of accession to the World Trade Organization by the least-developed countries (LDCs) is frequently criticized for being overly onerous. Critics and academics have explained the onerous nature of the accession process in several ways. This article draws attention to the gaps...

The flawed Doha Round is mired in two fundamental problems. First, it has fallen victim to key players' reluctance to liberalise trade further. Second, the methodology that has been applied is faulty, legitimising the widespread departure from the original purpose and legal framework of the WTO....