Table of contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction to the WTO dispute settlement system
Chapter 2. Actors in the WTO dispute settlement process
Chapter 3. The scope of WTO disputes
Chapter 4. The stages in a typical WTO dispute
Chapter 5. Compliance with DSB recommendations and rulings
Chapter 6. Other procedural issues arising in the WTO dispute settlement proceedings
Chapter 7. Alternative to adjudication by panels and the appellate body
Chapter 8. Developing countries in the WTO dispute settlement system
Chapter 9. Ongoing efforts to improve the WTO dispute settlement system
Chapter 10. Further information and resources
Chapter 11. Annex I: Flow chart of the WTO Dispute Settlement process
Chapter 12. Annex II: Dispute Settlement rules
Chapter 13. Annex III: Examples of panel working procedures
Chapter 14. Annex IV: Examples of timetable for panel proceedings
Chapter 15. Annex V: Working procedures for Appellate review (WT/AB/WP/6)
Chapter 16. Annex VI: DSB practices
Chapter 17. Annex VII: Communication from the Director-General on Article 5 of the DSU
Chapter 18. Annex VIII: Decision of 5 April 1966 on Procedures under Article XXIII (BISD 14S/18)
Chapter 19. Annex IX: Decisions of 12 April 1989 on Improvement to the GATT Dispute Settlement rules and procedures (BISD 36S/61)
Chapter 20. Annex X: Historic Development of the WTO Dispute Settlement system
Chapter 21. Annex XI: Index of Official Titles and Short Titles of WTO Disputes as of 1 December 2016
Chapter 22. Annex XII: WTO Disputes

Includes appendix, annex and index.

"The WTO dispute settlement system has become one of the most dynamic, effective and successful international dispute settlement systems in the world over the past twenty years. This second edition of A Handbook on the WTO Dispute Settlement System has been compiled by the dispute settlement lawyers of the WTO Secretariat with a view to providing a practice-oriented account of the system. In addition to describing the existing rules and procedures, this accessibly written handbook explains how those rules and procedures have been interpreted by dispute settlement panels and the Appellate Body, and how they have evolved over time. The handbook provides practical information to help various audiences understand the day-to-day operation of the WTO dispute settlement system"