Federico Ortino

The WTO Dispute Settlement System 1995–2003 - Studies in Transnational Economic Law Set Federico Ortino

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: In its ten years of existence, the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system has continued to differentiate itself in many ways from more conventional international judicial proceedings such as those before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or regional integration courts. The regular participation of third parties, the emphasis at all levels of the ordinary meaning of the text of WTO rules, and the raft of proposed amendments to the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) all characterize WTO jurisprudence. In twenty-six incisive contributions, this book covers both the legislative and (quasi) judicial activities encompassed by the WTO dispute settlement system. Essays concerned with rules emphasize proposed improvements and clarifications in such areas as special and differential treatment of less-developed countries, surveillance of implementation, compensation, and suspension of concessions. Other contributions discuss such jurisprudential and practical issues as discrimination, trade-related environmental measures, subsides and countervailing measures, and trade-related intellectual property rights. The authors refer frequently to the panel, Appellate Body and arbitration reports, a chronological list of which appears as an annex. The contributors include WTO arbitrators, members of the WTO Appellate Body, WTO panelists, and academics from a broad spectrum of countries engaged as legal advisers by the WTO, by governments, or by non-governmental organizations. More than a mere snapshot of the current status of the WTO dispute settlement system, this outstanding work represents a comprehensive analysis that brings a fast-moving and crucially significant body ofinternational law into sharp focus. Contributor Bio:  Ortino, Federico Dr Lorand Bartels is Lecturer in International Economic Law at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his undergraduate studies in law and English literature in Australia, and a doctorate at the European University Institute. Dr Federico Ortino is Fellow in International Economic Law and Directorof the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London. He is Adjunct Professor at the University of Trento. He was Emile Noel Fellow and Fulbright Scholar at the NYU Jean Monnet Center in New York and Legal Officer at the United Nations Conference onTrade and Development in Geneva. He holds a doctorate from the European University Institute in Florence. Contributor Bio:  Petersmann, Ernst-Ulrich Mark A. Pollack is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he teaches classes in international relations and comparative European politics. He received his B. A. in political science from Rutgers University in 1988, and his Ph. D. from HarvardUniversity in 1995, and he served for two years as Senior Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann is Professor of International and European Law at the European University Institute, Florence.