A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO by Azevedo, Roberto

ISBN:9781107085237

Cambridge University Press, 01 January 2015

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Introduction and overview 2. Moving towards an international rule of law? The role of the GATT and the WTO in its development Part I. The Role of Law and Lawyers in the GATT System: 1948-92: Infancy: Reflections on the Origins of Legalization in the GATT: 3. We were young together: at the GATT, 1956-58 4. Law and lawyers in the multilateral trading system: back to the future 5. Towards a GATT legal office 6. A short history of the rules division Childhood: the Tokyo Round and the establishment and work of the first legal office: 7. Remembrance of things past: my time at the GATT 8. The first years of the GATT legal service 9. Early dispute settlement in the GATT 10. GATT dispute settlement practices: setting the stage for reform 11. The role of law in international trade relations and the establishment of the Legal Affairs Division of the GATT 12. From the GATT to the WTO: a personal journey 13. The establishment of a GATT Office of Legal Affairs and the limits of 'public reason' in the GATT/WTO dispute settlement system 14. Evolving dispute settlement practice with respect to anti-dumping in the late 1980s and early 1990s 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 16. Taking care of business: the Legal Affairs Division from the GATT to the WTO 17. From the GATT to the WTO: the expanding duties of the Legal Affairs Division in non-panel matters 18. The WTO Dispute Settlement Body: procedural aspects of its operation Young adult: the WTO as a formal international organisation: 19. Making law in 'new' WTO subject areas: competition policy and government procurement 20. The meat in the sandwich 21. From theory to practice: drafting and applying the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) 22. WTO panel composition: searching far and wide for administrators of world trade justice 23. Legal counsel to the administration: a legal adviser who should not look like one 24. Outside looking in, after many years on the inside looking out 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: 25. The first years of WTO dispute settlement: dealing with controversy and building confidence 26. From Seattle to Doha: from the surreal to the unreal. A personal account 27. Extending the scope and strengthening the legitimacy of WTO dispute settlement and some personal recollections Bruce Wilson 28. Working in WTO dispute settlement: pride without prejudice 29. The meaning of everything: the origin and evolution of the GATT and the WTO analytical index 30. When science meets law: the rule of law in the development of the panel's expert consultation process Gaining maturity: the appellate body and the impact of the appellate review on the development of international trade law: 31. The founding of the appellate body 32. The authority of an institution: the appellate body under review 33. Launching the appellate body 34. Revisiting the appellate body: the first six years 35. Not in clinical isolation 36. The appellate body in its formative years: a personal perspective 37. Reflections on the functioning of the appellate body 38. A country boy goes to Geneva 39. Contribution of the WTO appellate body to treaty interpretation Part IV. Looking Ahead: New Challenges and Opportunities: 40. Advising the Director-General: brevity is the soul of wit, even for a lawyer 41. The Legal Affairs Division at thirty and beyond 42. Will the increased workload of WTO panels and the appellate body change how WTO disputes are adjudicated? 43. Concluding remarks.