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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2022

David Palmeter ,
Petros C. Mavroidis  and
Niall Meagher
David Palmeter
Affiliation:
Sidley Austin LLP
Petros C. Mavroidis
Affiliation:
Columbia University, New York
Niall Meagher
Affiliation:
Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL)
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Summary

This chapter sets out the history of the GATT and the WTO, with particular attention to the evolution of dispute settlement in the GATT/WTO from the Havana Charter to the Uruguay Round and beyond. The chapter provides an explanation and an overview of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Settlement Understanding (DSU), and summarizes efforts to reform the process since 1995. The chapter also discusses the assistance available to developing countries in WTO dispute settlement and provides some tips on researching WTO law. Finally, the chapter provides an overview of the current crisis in the WTO Appellate Body.

Keywords

GATThistoryUruguay Rounddispute settlementdeveloping countries
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Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization
Practice and Procedure
 , pp. 1 - 39
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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