To date, government procurement has been effectively carved out of the main multilateral rules of the WTO system. This paper examines the systemic and other ramifications of this exclusion, from both an economic and a legal point of view. In addition to relevant elements of the WTO Agreements,...

This study assesses the compatibility of the EU's proposal on a Digital Service Tax with EU and WTO law.In the author's view, the European Commission's proposal for a DST is compliant with WTO law. The same cannot be said regarding EU law. In fact, the proposal raises several issues concerning...

This article aims to do a comprehensive analysis of the compatibility of the EU Commission's proposal on a Digital Services Tax with the European Union and WTO Law.The DST aims to answer concerns expressed by many EU citizens that were further amplified by non-governmental organizations and the...

This contribution offers a comprehensive analysis of Art. XIX GATS, entitled “Negotiation of Specific Commitments”, which clarifies the manner in which negotiations under the GATS should proceed in order to progressively achieve higher levels of liberalization. This provision also identifies...

This chapter examines the historic and current policies and practices that have contributed to food insecurity in the global South. It analyzes the impact of international economic law on the patterns of trade and production that perpetuate food insecurity, and recommends concrete measures that...

The article examines the food security implications of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. It places the Agreement in historical context, examines its key provisions, and argues that the Agreement systematically favors industrialized country agricultural producers at the expense of farmers in...

Actively ongoing discussions shaping the WTO reform are aimed at solving urgent and systemic issues impeding both the functioning and the progress of the Organization and ensuring the relevance of the multilateral trading system in future. While a number of procedural and substantive suggestions...