The concept of ‘sustainable development’ has attracted considerable attention in recent years and has become of pivotal importance, not only in scientific and political discourse but also, increasingly, in the practice of states and of relevant international organisations. Since 1992 and...

The dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a novelty in international law in so many respects. Although it is an improvement on the old GATT dispute settlement mechanism, it is quite different in nature from other international mechanisms available for...

On 13 June 2012 the World Trade Organisation (WTO) adopted a report issued by its Appellate Body ruling that United States rules regarding the labeling of tuna products needed to be brought into compliance with global trade rules. It marked the conclusion of another phase in a dispute that had...