Reforming the Law and Institutions of the WTO: the Dangers of Unexpected Consequences

Messenger, G (2016) Reforming the Law and Institutions of the WTO: the Dangers of Unexpected Consequences. In: The Reform of International Economic Governance. Routledge, pp. 157-170. ISBN 9781472471406

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Abstract

Introduction In the face of a global economic uncertainty the World Trade Organization (WTO) is presented with two interconnected and pressing needs. The first is to encourage further liberalization at the multilateral level and remedy the increasingly uneven and fragmented economic prospects offered by ever larger ‘super’ regional trade agreements such as the Transpacific Partnership or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.1 The proliferation of such agreements can cause not only trade diversion but also fragment the regulatory landscape for trade, further increasing legal uncertainty and adding costs for traders.2.

Item Type:	Book Section
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	29 Apr 2016 09:16
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:37
DOI:	10.4324/9781315553603-18
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000974