The authors analyze the new Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) that was negotiated between a subset of General Agreement on Tariffs an Trade (GATT) members in the Uruguay Round, focusing especially on the expansion of coverage to services and on the strengthening of enforcement mechanisms....

type="main" xml:lang="en" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>This study contributes to the debate concerning the appropriate role of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in WTO dispute settlement. It seeks to address this relationship in light of the reason why the parties have chosen to separate their...</p>

AbstractThe inspiration for this book came from two sources: First, one cannot be but impressed by the spectacular growth of foreign investment over the last three decades — despite the imperfect regulatory frameworks in which they operate. Globalization has brought about a rapid growth of...

The authors argue that further moves to liberalize trade and to implement existing GATT rules and principles may have a greater impact on global competition than would the pursuit of harmonization of competition policy. They also suggest that current GATT rules and case law provide scope for...

Purpose – This paper aims to offer an overview of papers in the WTO @ 20 collection. Design/methodology/approach – An overview of the papers in the WTO @ 20 collection, complete with a personal perspective on the continuing relevance of the organization. Findings – This paper adds further...