Foreword

The Analytical Index is an edited compendium of key materials from the entire work of the WTO as an organization, arranged by topic and set into context by introductory summaries or remarks. Its coverage includes panel and Appellate Body reports, arbitral decisions and awards, and decisions and other significant activities of WTO Committees, Councils, and other WTO bodies. The Analytical Index is distinctive because it is the only legal research tool that provides an integrated view of all of the WTO’s work, including the work of the Members in these bodies.

This edition of the WTO Analytical Index has been updated to reflect developments in WTO law and practice up to 30 September 2011. The previous edition of the Analytical Index was updated to cover panel and Appellate Body reports adopted up to the end of 2004. More than 120 new dispute settlement reports, awards and decisions totalling well over 30,000 pages have been circulated since the previous edition. WTO Committees have also been very active during this period, generating numerous decisions on a range of issues.