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Private Parties And Wto Dispute Settlement System , Alberto Alemanno
Private Parties And Wto Dispute Settlement System , Alberto Alemanno
Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers
This paper examines the (non) role that private business operators play in the implementation of WTO Dispute Settlement Reports. More precisely, by analysing the legal status of these decisions in national and regional law, it looks at what individuals are entitled to obtain when a WTO Member ignores the results of a Dispute Settlement Body’s proceedings. As private business operators bear most of the economic costs of non-compliance, there is an increasing pressure for a more direct involvement of these parties in the Dispute Settlement System mechanims. The challenge is therefore to find a way to accommodate their interests within …