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The multilateral trading system and the WTO, its principal institution, are currently in crisis. Now more than ever, it is essential to provide a sound understanding of WTO rules and procedures, and their contribution to a secure and predictable framework for trading relations between nations. This book provides a timely and carefully considered overview of the substantive rules and institutional arrangements of the WTO, written in a concise and highly reader-friendly manner. It provides a clear and systematic discussion of…
Avoids the technical details which can overload those looking for an introduction to the topic
Demonstrates practical application of theory and rules via fictional illustrative examples
Online resources list shows students where to find the resources they need to look into the 'real world' of international trade
Boxes summarising key rulings in WTO case law help readers to see the relevance of dispute settlement rulings and understand how they flesh out the provisions in the WTO agreements
This new edition provides essential updates on recent case law and practice and incorporates current debates
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Authors
Peter Van den Bossche,University of Bern
Peter Van den Bossche was a judge on the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, the highest judicial body for international trade disputes, from 2009 to 2019. He is the author (with Werner Zdouc) of The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization, 5th edition (2022). He is Director of Studies of the World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, and President of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL).
Denise Prévost,University of Maastricht
Denise Prévost has nineteen years' experience developing and teaching WTO law courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level for law and political sciences students, both in the Netherlands and abroad. She has also developed and taught training modules on WTO law for government officials and other professionals. She is the author of several publications on issues of WTO law, and has carried out consultancy and capacity-building work for national, European, and international bodies.