The WTO at 10: The Contribution of the Dispute Settlement System (Book Review)

Abstract:     
This book review of The WTO at 10: The Contribution of the WTO Dispute Settlement System (edited by Georgio Sacerdoti, Alan Yanovich and Jan Bohanes) builds from the volume’s contributions to show how the creation of the Appellate Body, contrary to the expectations of the WTO’s members, has resulted in the judicialization of international trade relations in which the Appellate Body becomes the centerpiece. The WTO Appellate Body plays a more central role in international dispute settlement than any judicial body in any other multinational organization, even though it formally is not referred to as a “court,” nor its members as “judges.”

Number of Pages in PDF File: 5

Keywords: WTO, dispute settlement

JEL Classification: F02, F10

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