Description
Book SynopsisIn this incisive book, Petros C. Mavroidis examines the complex practice of interpreting the various sources of World Trade Organization (WTO) law. Written by a leading expert in WTO scholarship, the book serves as a broad grounding in the legal theory of the WTO contract and its sources, as well as its application in practice.
Trade Review‘A tour de force
covering in detail with perceptive analysis all of the issues concerning sources of law in WTO dispute settlement. A must-read for those involved in the WTO dispute settlement system – whether WTO members, practitioners or those that follow or write about the system.’ -- William J. Davey, University of Illinois College of Law, US
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Sources of WTO Law and their Interpretation 1. What are sources of law and why do they matter? 2. The statutory definition of WTO sources of law 3. The WTO primary law 4. The WTO secondary law 5. Sources and general principles of (WTO) law 6. The interpretative elements of WTO sources of law 7. Practice … and its discontents 8. Noisy judgments, legal uncertainty, and beyond: cut the coat according to the cloth Annex 1: key provisions of the DSU Annex 2: Section 3 of VCLT, Interpretation of Treaties References Index
