Dispute Settlement in the WTO (Practice and Procedure, 2nd Edition)

Author: Peking University
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: "For the Chinese government and practitioners who have invested significant effort in the 'nuts and bolts' of WTO procedures from the outset, the book Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization: Practice and Procedure undoubtedly holds immense practical value. The most valuable chapter is Chapter 4, which provides an in-depth exploration of the expert panel procedures in WTO dispute settlement and outlines the WTO dispute settlement mechanism in a diagrammatic manner, making it a concise reference tool. Other chapters review and analyze the historical evolution of WTO dispute settlement, jurisdiction, sources of law, special rules and procedures, appeal procedures, adoption and implementation of expert panel reports, special requirements for developing countries that take dispute settlement procedures into account, subsidies, local government measures, exhaustion of local remedies, and more. The book features rich main content, and numerous footnotes also provide highly valuable reference materials on WTO rules and procedures. Particularly noteworthy is the book's strong readability." Karin M. Sutter (Chairman of the US-China Business Council)
Any experienced lawyer knows that the success or failure of a case can often be traced back to procedural factors. However, procedural matters are frequently regarded as too technical and are therefore not adequately addressed in legal literature. In this thoroughly revised and authoritative new edition of the book on WTO dispute settlement by Palmeter (PALMETER) and Mavroidis (MAVROIDIS), the authors explore all provisions of WTO dispute settlement and their interpretation in WTO case law. Additionally, all decisions of the expert panels and appellate body from the establishment of the WTO in 1995 to the end of 2003 are examined. Although the book contains a considerable amount of technical knowledge, it also takes into account the broad readership, making it highly accessible. This book—as an essential tool for practitioners, diplomats, and government lawyers—is a comprehensive study of the binding third-party arbitration in the field of international law.