A Handbook on the WTO Dispute Settlement System: A WTO Secretariat Publication Prepared for Publication by the Legal Affairs Division and the Appellate Body
Год выпуска: 2004 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Страниц: 240 ISBN: 0 521 60292 0, 0-521-60292-0
Описание
The WTO dispute settlement system plays an important role in clarifying and enforcing the legal obligations contained in the WTO Agreement. It has gained a strong practical relevance as more than 300 disputes have been brought from 1 January 1995 through October 2003. While dispute settlement is certainly not the only activity taking place within the WTO, it has become an important part of the practical reality of the Organization. WTO dispute settlement has also become an important tool in the management by WTO Members of their international economic relations at large. The objective of this handbook is to give the general reader a good understanding of the practical operation of this system. Working through this guide, the reader will be introduced to all elements of the dispute settlement process, from the initiation of a case through to the implementation of the decision. The reader will find it useful to have the "Legal Texts" (i.e. a text of the WTO Agreement, especially...
