This thoughtful and timely resource will examine the concept of "development" as both a political and legal norm - designed to safeguard the special interests of developing countries in international trade - in the context of GATT and WTO law.
Among the critically important questions addressed...
- How can the political concept of development be incorporated in GATT/WTO law?
- Which areas of GATT/WTO law address development?
- How can a GATT/WTO legal normal affect a political process?
- How can the GATT/WTO legal regime be made more flexible?
- How has the GATT/WTO legal regime evolved vis-a-vis developing nations?
- What are the political and legal aspects of the DSU?
- How do states utilize the political/legal system and its dispute settlement mechanisms?
- How does the GATT/WTO judicial system deal with the political concept of development?
- In the context of the DSU, what is the nature and significance of the conflict between developing and developed countries?