Special and differential treatment : a new factor explaining LDC engagement with the WTO dispute settlement system ?
Other Title(s)
المعاملة الخاصة التفضيلية : عامل جديد لتفسير التزام الدول القل تطورا بنظام تسوية النزاعات لمنظمة التجارة العالمية
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2-3 (31 Aug. 2018), pp.1-39, 39 p.
Publisher
Qatar University College of Law (Previously) / Qatar University Qatar University Press (Currently)
Publication Date
2018-08-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
39
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The factors explaining the lack of participation and engagement by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism (DSU) have been the subject of much academic discourse.
This paper posits the existence of a new factor that will inform and expand this discourse.
The paper examines the pursuit of Special and Differential Treatment (S&D) by LDCs during the GATT era, positing that S&D became a key driver of LDC policy during this period.
It is argued that during the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations, this S&D-driven policy led the LDCs to seek a bespoke LDC dispute settlement system extraneous to, and separate from, the DSU mechanism agreed upon by the vast majority of GATT contracting parties.
This paper concludes that the clearly espoused desire of LDCs neither to participate in nor to be associated the DSU, coupled with their clearly expressed requests for a bespoke LDC-only dispute settlement mechanism; together provide a powerful new reason why LDCs have not more actively engaged with the DSU.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Welsh, Ronald Cullen Kerr. 2018. Special and differential treatment : a new factor explaining LDC engagement with the WTO dispute settlement system ?. International Review of Law،Vol. 2018, no. 2-3, pp.1-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-913650
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Welsh, Ronald Cullen Kerr. Special and differential treatment : a new factor explaining LDC engagement with the WTO dispute settlement system ?. International Review of Law No. 2-3 (2018), pp.1-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-913650
American Medical Association (AMA)
Welsh, Ronald Cullen Kerr. Special and differential treatment : a new factor explaining LDC engagement with the WTO dispute settlement system ?. International Review of Law. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2-3, pp.1-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-913650
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 35-39
Record ID
BIM-913650