WTO Dispute Settlement: a Check-up by Geert A Zonnekeyn

WTO Dispute Settlement: a Check-up by Geert A Zonnekeyn

The dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organisation has been referred to as the jewel in the crown of the WTO. Reviewing more than
twenty years of the system's operation, this volume takes stock by providing an in-depth analysis of key issues that have emerged. The book collects and updates papers by a group of eminent experts that were presented at an international conference at the College of Europe in Bruges. The fundamental question of whether the system is in good shape or whether changes are necessary is addressed through five themes.

Firstly, the book looks at the interpretive function of the dispute settlement system and questions whether rulings are capable of "gap-filling". Secondly, under the heading 'Jurisdiction and Applicable Law' we cover the thorny issue of how public international law can be integrated into the dispute resolution system. Thirdly, regarding problems associated with implementation, we ask whether the system ensures satisfactory compliance with its rules and rulings or whether financial remedies need to be added. Furthermore, through themes four and five we compare the WTO dispute settlement system with the dispute settlement system contained in the Free Trade Agreements, as well as the investor-state arbitration system (ISDS). We investigate how these two different systems can influence each other and learn from one another. With respect to the reform debate on ISDS, for example, the question was raised whether the WTO dispute settlement system could be considered as a model for such a reform.

This review comes to the conclusion that the system is functioning, if not perfectly, at least reasonably well. Where problems are identified, solutions are suggested to improve the system.

SIMEON DJANKOV World Bank, USA AART KRAAY World Bank, USA DANIEL LEDERMAN World Bank, USA WILLIAM F. MALONEY World Bank, USA GIORGIO BARBA NAVARETTI Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy HOWARD PACK The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA KAMAL SAGGI Southern Methodist University, USA MAURICE SCHIFF World Bank, USA L. SERVEN World Bank, USA ISIDRO SOLOAGA Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico JAMES TYBOUT Penn State University, USA YANLING WANG The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, USA

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ISBN 13	9782807602878
ISBN 10	2807602878
Title	WTO Dispute Settlement: a Check-up
Author	Geert A Zonnekeyn
Series	Cahiers Du Collège D’europe College Of Europe Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	PIE - Peter Lang
Year published	2017-06-30
Number of pages	170
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