World Trade Organizations : Issues in Dispute Settlement

The WTO provides the institutional framework for the multilateral trading system, administers rules of international trade, & provides a forum for conducting trade negotiations. It also establishes a quasi-adjudicative dispute settlement system, which has come to be seen as the linchpin for the rules-based system of international trade. The WTO dispute settlement system has also become a lightning rod for those concerned about the direction of the trading system in an era of accelerating globalization. This report examines: the outcome & commercial impact of completed cases involving the U.S.; & the major issues that have emerged in using the system.Westin, Susan S. is the author of 'World Trade Organizations : Issues in Dispute Settlement', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756708108 and ISBN 0756708109.