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THE WTO IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, YET THE WAY IN WHICH IT FUNCTIONS AS AN ORGANIZATION AND THE SCOPE OF ITS AUTHORITY AND POWER ARE STILL POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THIS COMPREHENSIVELY UPDATED NEW EDITION OF THE ACCLAIMED BOOK BY AN OUTSTANDING TEAM OF WTO LAW SPECIALISTS, PROVIDES A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE LAW AND PRACTICE OF THE WTO. THE AUTHORS EXPLAIN THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT, VIA THE GATT, OF ALL OF THE SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL AREAS COVERED BY THE WTO, AS WELL AS THE SOURCES OF LAW AND REMEDIES OF THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SYSTEM.
INDEX OF WTO PANELS XXXVIII INDEX OF GATT PANELS LIII TABLES OF WTO AND GATT DECISIONS LXVI TABLES OF COURT AND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS XCVIII 1. THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 1(18) 1. BRETTON WOODS AND THE FAILURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION 1(1) 2. THE GATT BECOMES AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION 2(1) 3. A SUMMARY OF GATT OBLIGATIONS 3(2) 4. THE GATT TARIFF NEGOTIATING ROUNDS 5(1) 5. THE CREATION OF THE WTO 6(3) 6. THE WTO: FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURE 9(5) 6.1 MEMBERSHIP, ACCESSION AND WITHDRAWAL 11(1) 6.2 DECISION-MAKING 12(2) 6.2.1 GENERAL DECISION-MAKING 12(1) 6.2.2 INTERPRETATIONS 12(1) 6.2.3 WAIVERS 13(1) 6.2.4 AMENDMENTS 13(1) 6.3 THE WTO AS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION 14(1) 7. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE WTO 14(2) 8. CURRENT WORK: THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 16(3) 2. SOURCES OF LAW AND THEIR INTERPRETATIVE ELEMENTS 19(70) 1. WTO: A HYBRID SYSTEM 21(5) 2. SETTING THE SCENE FOR DISCUSSION: THREE PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS 26(11) 2.1 CLASSIFICATION THROUGH INTERPRETATION: THE METHOD, AND ITS INFLUENCES AND REPERCUSSIONS 26(6) 2.1.1 THE VIENNA CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TREATIES ENTERS THE WTO 26(4) 2.1....(ÇÏ·«) |