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Use of the WTO trade dispute settlement mechanism by the Latin American countries: Dispelling myths and breaking down barriers

The WTO's Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) has been hailed as a fundamental aspect of the Multilateral Trading System for developing countries. At the same time developing countries face many challenges to ensure their effective participation in the mechanism. This paper presents statistical evidence of how Latin-American countries have been very active in their use of the DSM, especially when their use of the mechanism is compared to their participation in world trade. This paper also analyses why, to a large extent, Latin American countries have overcome the challenges of participating in the DSM; and have done so by coming up with innovative and creative solutions, without deviating from the guidelines established by WTO rules.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: WTO Staff Working Paper ; No. ERSD-2012-03

Classification
Wirtschaft
Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
International Law
Litigation Process
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Subject
dispute settlement
Latin-America
participation
challenges
litigation
retaliation
consultations
negotiations
panel
Handelskonflikt
Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
WTO-Regeln
Lateinamerika

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Torres, Raúl A.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
(where)
Geneva
(when)
2012

DOI
doi:10.30875/a79fb67f-en
Handle
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Torres, Raúl A.
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)

Time of origin

  • 2012

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