20th anniversary of the WTO: critical overview of the practice of the Dispute Settlement Body
Abstract
In a present article the author considers the activity of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body and argues that the starting point for its analysis shall be an understanding of the DSB as highly specific institution combining both diplomatic and judicial components. Such understanding could be useful in explaining also specific features of the DSB like a specific character of decisions, retaliation, evolution of the role and types of the amicable agreements in the WTO.
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