A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO : The Development of the Rule of Law in the Multilateral Trading System [electronic resource] / Edited by Gabrielle Marceau.
Material type:
TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.Description: 1 online resource (655 p.)ISBN: - 9781316048160 (ebook) :
- 382.9209
Table of contents:
Part I. The role of law and lawyers in the GATT System: 1948-92. Infancy: reflections on the origins of legalization in the GATT
Part II. Legal work after the entry into force of the WTO: 1993-95. Adolescence: transition from the GATT to the WTO. 15. The Legal Affairs Division and law in the Uruguay Round and the GATT
Part III. The changing legal character of the multilateral trading system: 1996 to today. Adulthood: the quasi-judicialization of the panel process by the Rules and Legal Affairs Divisions.
Part IV. Looking ahead: new challenges and opportunities.
Includes index.
"How did a treaty that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War, and barely survived its early years, evolve into one of the most influential organisations in international law? This unique book brings together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and former GATT and WTO staff members, including many current and former Appellate Body members, to trace the history of law and lawyers in the GATT/WTO and explore how the nature of legal work has evolved over the institution's sixty-year history. In doing so, it paints a fascinating portrait of the development of the rule of law in the multilateral trading system, and allows some of the most important personalities in GATT and WTO history to share their stories and reflect on the WTO's remarkable journey from a 'provisionally applied treaty' to an international organisation defined by its commitment to the rule of law."