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Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization - Practice and Procedure
David Palmeter
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
and Petros C. Mavroidis
Université de Neuchatel, Switzerland
2004

2nd Edition

0521823110 Hardback

Published by:
Cambridge University Press

Synopsis:
Any experienced lawyer knows that cases are most often won or lost on procedural grounds; yet procedural issues are often considered too technical for proper treatment in legal literature. In this extensively revised new edition of Palmeter and Mavroidis’ authoritative book on WTO dispute settlement, the authors discuss all WTO dispute settlement provisions and their interpretation in WTO jurisprudence. All the decisions of panels and the Appellate Body are discussed, from the inception of the WTO in 1995 until the end of May 2003. Although the book contains considerable technical expertise, it is at the same time written for accessibility to a wide readership. This volume - an essential tool for practitioners, diplomats and government lawyers - is a comprehensive study of compulsory third party adjudication in international law.

Contents:
Preface; 1. Overview; 2. Jurisdiction; 3. Sources of law; 4. The panel process; 5. Special rules and procedures; 6. The appellate process; 7. Adoption and implementation of reports; 8. Remedies; 9. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.