A Three-Year Review of the WTO

 
An MA Capstone Policy Exercise
IAFF 290.27 The Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University April 1^st, 1998  

Contributing Authors

Atkinson, David Benson, Steven Berg, Allison Cha, Eddie Chen, Yung-Shoa

Giglar, Soren Heffern, Keith Ho, Iris Manabe, Keiko Mazzuchelli, Sonia Morisaku, Daniel O'Connor, Kerry

Panichyanont, Sirasit Robinson, Egan Ryu, Kwang-Jun Sato, Nobuki Schug, David Sohn, Kyongsei

Struett, Michael Taylor, Dennell Todoroki, Emiko Zeff, Joseph

Completed under the direction of Dr. Steve Suranovic

Citation: Elliott School of International Affairs - MA Policy Capstone Exercise, A Three-Year Review of the WTO, many authors under the direction of Steven Suranovic, [Electronic version]. Retrieved (include date), from http://internationalecon.com/WTO/wto-toc.php

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Table of Contents

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1
CHAPTER 1
The WTO: An Historical, Legal, and Organizational Overview
Historical Overview of the GATT	4
How the WTO Differs From the GATT	10
Developed vs. Developing Countries	15
Sovereignty Issues	18
CHAPTER 2
The Dispute Resolution Mechanism
Introduction to WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism	24
Overview of the Dispute Settlement Understanding	26
The WTO's Dipute  Settlement System  in  Operation	30
WTO Dispute Panels and the  Balance Between Trade	34
U.S. Sovereignty and the Dispute Settlement Mechanism	45
CHAPTER 3
Principle Issues Addressed and Updated Agreements of the Uruguay Round
Introduction	55
Less Developed Country Concerns	55
The WTO and Environmental Concerns	59
Textiles and Clothing Agreements	63
The SPS Agreement and Agricultural Issues	68
CHAPTER 4
New Agreements on Non-Traditional Trade Issues
Introduction	76
GATS	76
TRIPs	81
TRIMs	84
Information Technology	87
GPA	91
CHAPTER 5
WTO Accession
Introduction	97
Accession to the WTO	97
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism	103
The Accession of China and Taiwan	108
Conclusion	112
FUTURE OUTLOOK	115

Last Updated on 4/1/98