WTO Analytical Index : Guide to WTO Law and Practice / Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Trade Organization, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Trade regulation.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (2339 pages)) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

The WTO Analytical Index is a comprehensive guide to the interpretation and application of the WTO Agreements by the Appellate Body, dispute settlement panels and other WTO bodies. It contains extracts of key pronouncements and findings from tens of thousands of pages of WTO jurisprudence, including panel reports, Appellate Body reports, Article 21.3(c) awards and Article 22.6 decisions. This unique work will be of assistance to anyone working in the field of WTO law, including lawyers, economists, academics and students. It is produced by the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO Secretariat with contributions from other divisions of the Secretariat and the Appellate Body Secretariat. The third edition of the WTO Analytical Index covers developments in WTO law and practice over the period January 1995 to September 2011.

Contents:

Cover; WTO Analytical Index; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I. OVERVIEW OF SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION; A. Scope; B. Organization of Materials; II. EDITORIAL CONVENTIONS; A. ABBREVIATIONS; B. OTHER CONVENTIONS; III. SHORT TITLES OF WTO AGREEMENTS; IV. SHORT TITLES OF WTO BODIES; V WTO DOCUMENT SERIES AND ISSUING BODIES5; Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement); I. PREAMBLE; A. TEXT OF THE PREAMBLE; B. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE PREAMBLE; 1. Legal relevance of the Preamble environmental context

(a) First recital: environmental contextI. PREAMBLE; (b) Second recital: developing countries and trade; (i) "positive efforts"; (ii) "commensurate"; (c) Third recital: "reciprocal and mutually advantageous arrangements"; (d) Fourth recital: "an integrated ... multilateral trading system"; 2. Relationship with other WTO Agreements; (a) GATT 1994; (i) Article XX(g); (ii) Article XXIV; (b) SCM Agreement; II. ARTICLE I; A. TEXT OF ARTICLE I; B. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ARTICLE I; III. ARTICLE II; A. TEXT OF ARTICLE II; B. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ARTICLE II; 1. Article II:2

(a) WTO agreements as part of a single undertaking(b) Common context; (c) Coexistence; 2. Article II:4; IV. ARTICLE III; A. TEXT OF ARTICLE III; B. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ARTICLE III; 1. Article III:1; (a) "implementation, administration and operation ... of the Multilateral Trade Agreements"; (i) General; (ii) Circulation and derestriction of documents; 2. Article III:2; (a) "forum for negotiations among its Members"; (i) "Built-in Agenda"; (ii) E-commerce Work Programme and moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions

(iii) Negotiations launched at the Doha Ministerial Conference3. Article III:3; (a) "shall administer the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes"; 4. Article III:4; (a) "shall administer the Trade Policy Review Mechanism"; 5. Article III:5: cooperation with the IMF and the World Bank; (a) "The WTO shall cooperate, as appropriate"; (i) General; (ii) Observer status; (iii) Cooperation agreements do not modify, add to or diminish rights and obligations of Members; (iv) No requirement for WTO panels to consult with IMF

(b) "with a view to achieving greater coherence in global economic policyaking"(i) General; (ii) Annual reports; V. ARTICLE IV; A. TEXT OF ARTICLE IV; B. INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ARTICLE IV; 1. Organization chart; 2. Article IV:1; (a) "there shall be a Ministerial Conference ... which shall meet at least once every two years"; (i) 1996 Singapore Ministerial Conference; (ii) 1998 Geneva Ministerial Conference; (iii) 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference; (iv) 2001 Doha Ministerial Conference; (v) 2003 Cancún Ministerial Conference; (vi) 2005 Hong Kong Ministerial Conference

(vii) 2009 Geneva Ministerial Conference

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Aug 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-139-79527-9

1-316-09003-5

1-139-17795-8

1-139-79502-3

1-139-79501-5

1-139-79510-4

1-139-79506-6

1-283-81250-9

1-139-79504-X

OCLC:

833769688