To AB or Not to AB? Dispute Settlement in WTO Reform

The Evolution of GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement

Despite debuting to little fanfare under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), dispute settlement under the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been called the “backbone of the multilateral trading system.” Indeed, whereas GATT dispute settlement could scarcely have seemed more flawed, the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) is widely touted for boosting confidence in an in...

The Politics of Wto Dispute Settlement

assistance and Eric Reinhardt for access to a database of GATT and WTO disputes.

Trade brief on . . . The WTO Dispute Settlement

Member Participation in the Wto Dispute Settlement System: Can Developing Countries Afford Not to Participate?

Reflections on the progress of the WTO over the last two decades highlights low developing country participation in its dispute settlement system as a fundamental failing of the multinational trading system. Recurrently, this low participation rate has been attributed to the cost of the WTO’s legalistic model in Panel and Appellate Body proceedings, creating a concern of bias. Yet, by focussing...

Trade Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding in the Wake of the GATT

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