This book is fully updated and continues to be essential reading for students of international business, international political economy, trade law and international organizations, as well as for activists and others interested in a balanced presentation of an important global institution. No other book on the WTO has had such a broad or broad scope of the legal framework, economic and political issues, current and future countries, and a look to the future as these three volumes. The World Trade Organization The WTO is the international organization whose main objective is to open trade for the benefit of all. “Given its breadth, depth and quality of contributions, the book is likely to become the reference work for trade experts and professionals” (Veijo Heiskanen, Journal of Trade Law, December 2006). First truly comprehensive and objective analysis of WTO legal, economic and political issues The book is an indispensable tool for anyone with a professional interest in the WTO. from officials involved in trade policy, to lawyers, academics. An overview of WTO jurisprudence on discrimination and national treatment in international trade in light of Robert Hudec`s work. Examines the rise and fall of the “purpose and effect” jurisprudence of the 1990s and its replacement by competing jurisprudential methods to address the same issues. 3000 pages, 80 chapters in 3 volumes cover a very interdisciplinary field that touches on law, economics and politics. There are a number of views on the World Trade Organization. It is an organization for the opening of trade.

It is a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements. It is a place where they can settle trade disputes. It operates a system of trade rules. In essence, the WTO is a place where member state governments try to solve the trade problems they face. With more than eighty chapters, this three-volume book – described by the current Director-General of the World Trade Organization as an “outstanding contribution” to the understanding of the global trading system – is by far the most comprehensive study ever undertaken by the WTO. The bulk of the book is the section on the WTO legal framework, which contains detailed legal analyses of the GATT 1994 and each of the WTO`s specialized agreements, as well as a discussion of the WTO institutional framework. The book also contains a number of chapters on the WTO dispute settlement process – an essential element of the global trading system – and on the growing phenomenon of regional trade agreements. In addition, the book contains sections that deal with important policy aspects of the WTO, such as the relationship between trade and environment, labour and human rights. A section on economic issues contains chapters analysing the economic aspects of critical issues such as anti-dumping, safeguards, trade and environment, and trade and labour. A number of country reports examine the WTO from the perspective of individual and potential members, from the United States to the European Union to Mongolia. “The legal treatment is comprehensive (to say the least)” “Overall, contributors do an admirable job of incorporating WTO panel and Appellate Body cases into the analysis of the various regimes covered.” “Excellent and detailed analyses of the [WTO] legal framework, including multilateral and plurilateral agreements and the dispute settlement mechanism.” The World Trade Organization (WTO) is today one of the most important international organizations.

It contains a number of disciplines that influence the ability of governments to impose trade restrictions and has helped sustain the steady expansion of international trade since the 1950s. The WTO has been the subject of strong anti-globalization protests and has struggled to agree on new trade rules since its inception. At the same time, it has become the most important global forum for the settlement of trade disputes and has proven to be a solid framework for international trade cooperation. This book separates facts from propaganda and provides an accessible overview of the WTO`s history, structure and policy, as well as a discussion of the future of the organization. It also deals with criticism of the WTO and assesses its validity. With more than eighty chapters, this three-volume work is described by the current Director-General of the World Trade Organization as an “outstanding contribution” to the understanding of the global trading system – by far the most comprehensive study ever undertaken by the WTO. The authors of the book include two former WTO Directors-General, a former Deputy Director-General, a former and a current member of the WTO Appellate Body, as well as several current and former WTO Secretariat officials. These include a number of former heads of delegation of countries to the GATT and WTO, as well as prominent academics and practitioners from many countries. “Will certainly merit a classic reference position for international economics at the WTO.” To calculate the total number of stars and the percentage distribution per star, we do not use a simple average.