Almost eight years after the launch of the Doha Round, the WTO negotiations remain mired in a swamp of detail, with … could be achieved; whether there are alternative approaches to WTO negotiations that could be explored for the future; and … what a future negotiating agenda might look like. It concludes with some reflections on the prospects for the WTO at the …

trade policies. The WTO regularly examines its members' trade policies - but its reports tend to be superficial and …

WTO and the negotiations concerning climate change in the UN. In both case, it is argued, developing countries must assume … developing countries themselves. -- global economic governance ; developing countries ; WTO ; UNFCCC …

Since the conclusion of the Uruguay Round in 1994 and the creation of the WTO in 1995, the functioning of the … few important initiatives on transparency and decision-making, most contributions on the functioning of the WTO have been … made by external observers of the WTO. However, over the past two years, an increasing number of Members have showed …

In the context of the WTO, intellectual property rights (IPR) are codified in the TRIPS-agreement. While covering all … challenges for the international governance of IPR in the WTO context emerging from digital media. Against an economic background …

they accede to the WTO, the impact of current debates about WTO reform on vulnerable economies, and measures to make it … easier for vulnerable economies to accede to and actively participate in the WTO. The main conclusion is that the benefits … from WTO membership in terms of improved market access for traditional exports are likely to be limited. However, by …

Since its inception in 1995, more than 312 disputes have been raised under the WTO Dispute Settlement System. Despite … retaliating country and amount to "shooting oneself in the foot". Trade wars can only be won by large countries. The WTO …

transition to the WTO. In particular, I examine the WTO Agreement on Safeguards that has replaced the GATT escape clause (Article … XIX), and the Dispute Settlement Process (DSP) that resembles a court of law under the WTO. Using this framework, I … that trade agreements under the WTO lead to fewer trade skirmishes but this effect does not necessarily result in higher …