The current WTO jurisdiction on linkages of trade and environment is not free of contradictions and has provided for … heated debate due to some inconsistencies in past WTO rulings. The article argues that the WTO jurisdiction is not only … unclear but also lacks economic reasoning. It aims to structure WTO provisions and WTO case rulings so that their application …

Organization (WTO), and Appellate Body decisions. The authors argue that border measures—both import restrictive measures and … challenged in the WTO. Given the prospect of foreseeable conflicts with WTO rules, the authors suggest that key WTO members … are imposed in a manner broadly consistent with core WTO principles even if a technical violation of WTO law could occur …

under the GATS are vague concerning the criteria which should be used to establish likeness. Discussions among WTO Members …

This paper surveys the law and economics literature on WTO dispute settlement. As a background, we first briefly lay …

The paper argues that focusing only on disputes formally raised in the WTO Dispute Settlement system underestimates the … extent of trade conflict resolution within the WTO. Both the SPS and TBT Committees address a significant number of 'specific … covered areas. -- WTO ; specific trade concerns ; SPS and TBT Committees ; dispute settlement …

Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), adopted by WTO Members in 2014, seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of … World Trade Report. At the same time, many WTO Agreements already contain provisions aimed at facilitating trade procedures … WTO Agreements such as the SPS Agreement) will be crucial for effective implementation. It will also contribute to more …

) Secretariat (since 1995 the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat); from 1958 to 1989, 25 RTAs were founded, from 1990 to … 2005, 116 RTAs were founded. The WTO is forecasting about 400 active RTAs in 2010. The WTO has now launched a new database … received by the WTO following notification by a WTO member that an RTA has been established. …

The China - Raw Materials dispute recently arbitrated by the WTO opposed China as defendant to the US, the EU and …

In the first dispute on renewable energy to come to WTO dispute settlement, the domestic content requirement of Ontario …