Evaluating the enforcement of World Trade Organisation dispute settlement decisions

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2019

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University of Western Cape

Abstract

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) deals with regulation of trade in goods, services and intellectual property between participating countries by providing a framework for negotiating trade agreements.1 Furthermore, it has implemented a dispute resolution process aimed at enforcing participants' adherence to WTO agreements. Ideally, all WTO member states have ‘a level playing field’ in terms of access and equal rights under the dispute settlement mechanism. Disputes should be resolved in a fair and impartial manner. However, the WTO’s DSS has been criticised for being undemocratic, non-transparent and accountable to none. 2

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Magister Legum - LLM

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Appellate body (AB), Dispute settlement body (DSB), Enforcement of WTO panel decision, Trade agreements, World Trade Organisation (WTO

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