Where does the World Trade Organization (WTO) stand in the global economic recession? This paper argues that the WTO is an effective organization, and it is doing a helpful job to end the current recession.To prove that statement, the paper is divided into four topics. The first is about the...

The Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO) allows WTO Members to agree to temporarily waive obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). However, the TRIPS Decision adopted by the 12th WTO Ministerial...

For 22 years, the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been discussing how to govern e-commerce and the data that underpins it. In 2019, some 74 (now 86) nations began to negotiate e-commerce. These talks are conducted in secret and little is known about how they are progressing....

Wirtschaftlicher Zwang ist ein Mittel der Außenpolitik, welches in einem internationalen Umfeld, das geprägt ist von geopolitischen Spannungen und der Instrumentalisierung des Handels als Waffe, immer mehr an Bedeutung gewinnt. Solche Maßnahmen stellen auch für die EU ein zunehmendes Problem...

We explore the impact of multilateral liberalization, with emphasison distributional effects across countries. We first develop a realistic base1ine that takes into account events such as the entry of China into the WTO and the enlargement of the EU, allowing us to focus on those effects that...

Die vorliegende Untersuchung fragt nach Chancen und Grenzen von Partizipation in all ihren Erscheinungsformen (Gesetzgebung, Verwaltung, Gerichte, Konsumentenhandeln, diverse informelle Partizipationsformen). Die Studie zielt neben einer allgemeinen Klärung jener Fragestellung insbesondere auf...