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International Governance Of Domestic National Security Measures: The Forgotten Role Of The World Trade Organization, Carla L. Reyes
International Governance Of Domestic National Security Measures: The Forgotten Role Of The World Trade Organization, Carla L. Reyes
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The current perception of the United Nations as the only institution charged with governing international security issues was neither intended nor required. Although the historical development of the World Trade Organization (WTO) caused a significant shift in its governance focus, the WTO is uniquely situated to remedy several of the governance failures suffered by the United Nations and to act as an effective governor of national security in the economic sphere. need for such an alternative governance mechanism is especially acute when nation-states refuse to recognize the authority of the United Nations over a security dispute or when a veto-holding …