Book contents
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Country Classification
- Introduction
- Part I Why the SPS and TBT Agreements?
- PART II Transparency as a Substitute for Dispute Settlement
- Part III Transparency as a Complement to Dispute Settlement
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 April 2020
Book contents
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT Agreements
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Country Classification
- Introduction
- Part I Why the SPS and TBT Agreements?
- PART II Transparency as a Substitute for Dispute Settlement
- Part III Transparency as a Complement to Dispute Settlement
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- References
- Index
Summary
Jagdish Bhagwati refers to transparency as the ‘Dracula effect’, saying that ‘exposing evil to sunlight helps to destroy it’. Does transparency under the WTO Agreements on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement, or SPS) and on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement, or TBT) ensure a ‘Dracula effect’, helping to prevent and address WTO-inconsistent practices? Or does it fuel more disputes? In other words, does transparency act as a substitute for or a complement to dispute settlement – or both?
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- Transparency in the WTO SPS and TBT AgreementsThe Real Jewel in the Crown, pp. 294 - 300Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020