This working paper elaborates on China's approach towards and use of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM). It builds on statistical data and existing opinions in the literature to demonstrate the evolution of China's behaviour as a participant in the DSM. It also...

Article 3.2 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Understanding on the Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU), and WTO panel decisions confirm that the WTO is 'embedded' to some extent into the wider corpus of public international law. The degree to which WTO dispute...