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

Gregory Shaffer
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law

World Trade Review, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2009
Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-19

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.”

Keywords: WTO, dispute settlement

JEL Classifications: F02, F10

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Date posted: June 11, 2009 ; Last revised: June 11, 2009

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Shaffer, Gregory C., The WTO at 10: The Contribution of the Dispute Settlement System (Book Review) (June 10, 2009). World Trade Review, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2009; Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-19. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1417483

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Gregory C. Shaffer (Contact Author)

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law ( email )

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