WTO Case Review 2017

Abstract

This article, the latest in a nearly twenty-year series, analyzes the reports of the WTO's Appellate Body that were issued in 2017 and adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. The authors also provide commentary and critique of the various Appellate Body reports and an introduction that discusses the existential crisis currently facing the Appellate Body. The Appellate Body Case reports address the wide range of issues raised by the members of the WTO alleging violations of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and/or the other "covered agreements."

Keywords: international trade, WTO, Appellate Body