Includes bibliographical references and index.

Implementing the agreement : partisan politics and WTO dispute settlement / David Epstein, Sharyn OHalloran, Amy L. Widsten -- Dispute settlement, compliance and domestic politics / Leslie Johns, B. Peter Rosendorff -- Developing country use of the WTO dispute settlement system : why it matters, the barriers posed / Gregory Shaffer -- Why are so many WTO disputes abandoned? / Kara M. Reynolds -- The usage of the WTO dispute settlement system : do power considerations matter? / Sebastian Wilckens -- Agricultural trade disputes in the WTO / Tim Josling -- WTO dispute cases relating to food safety issues / Mitsuo Matsushita -- The WTO dispute settlement system 1995-2006 : some descriptive statistics / Henrik Horn, Petros C. Mavroidis -- Trade dispute diversion : the economics of conflicting dispute settlement procedures between regional trade agreements and the WTO / James H. Cassing -- Issues of fairness in dispute settlement / Andrew G. Brown, Robert M. Stern -- The ADA and the DSU of the WTO / James C. Hartigan -- Trade agreements and dispute settlement in the WTO System / Wilfred J. Ethier -- WTO DSU-enforcement issues / Joseph Pelzman, Amir Shoham -- Retaliatory trade measures in the WTO dispute settlement understanding : are there really alternatives? / Bryan Mercurio -- Enforcing WTO compliance through public opinion and direct effect : two new proposals to enhance the compliance perspectives for least developed WTO members / Naboth van den Broek -- Unintentional breach in the DSU of the WTO : consultation in the shadow of remedies / Indranil Chakraborty, James C. Hartigan -- Licence to adjudicate : a critical evaluation of the work of the WTO appellate body so far / Petros C. Mavroidis -- The evolution and utilization of the GATT/WTO dispute settlement mechanism / Pao-Li Chang -- Introduction / James C. Hartigan.

The volume is partitioned into five sub areas, addressing the process of dispute resolution and appeal under the DSU of the WTO; politics and disputes between sovereign nations; power inequities in access to the DSU; specific categories of disputes, such as in agriculture and in intellectual property; and issues pertaining to compliance, enforcement and remedies. In addition to the interdisciplinary focus, this volume showcases the thoughts of both established and emerging scholars, whilst highlighting perspectives from many different countries and regions.

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