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The Precedential Effect of WTO Panel and Appellate Body Reports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2004

Adrian Chua
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Abstract

The Dispute Settlement Understanding in the WTO Agreement represents a significant shift from a diplomatic model of dispute settlement to a rule-based model. The substitution of legal legitimacy for political legitimacy in the dispute settlement process makes the success or failure of the system largely dependent on the credibility of the jurisprudence produced by the panels and Appellate Body. One way which international tribunals have established credible jurisprudence, is by following their previous decisions unless there is good reason for deciding otherwise. This paper examines the precedential effect of previously adopted panel and Appellate Body reports, and policy reasons for and against a stronger form of precedent in WTO jurisprudence.

Keywords

dispute settlementGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeWorld Trade Organization
Type
ARTICLES
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Leiden Journal of International Law , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , March 1998 , pp. 45 - 61
Copyright
© 1998 Kluwer Law International

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