"This comparison of EU and WTO approaches to common trade-liberalisation challenges brings together eighteen authors from Europe and America. Together they explore fundamental legal issues, such as the role of general principles of law, the role of the judiciary in the development of law, the...

At a pivotal point in the history of the WTO, when development issues are at the heart of negotiations, how the larger and more powerful members address the legitimate concerns of its poorest and most vulnerable members will shape the perception of the institution throughout the century. This...

Dem deutlichen Zuwachs des weltweiten Handelsvolumens in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten müsste auch eine Zunahme von Handelsstreitigkeiten in der Justiz gegenüberstehen. Tatsächlich aber nehmen die Fallzahlen in Handelssachen vor staatlichen Gerichten stetig ab. Zur Erklärung dieses Umstands...