Informing WTO Reform: Dispute Settlement Performance, 1995-2020

Authors

Bernard M. Hoekman, European University InstituteFollow
Petros C. Mavroidis, Columbia Law SchoolFollow
Maarja Saluste, European University InstituteFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

https://doi.org/10.54648/trad2021001

Abstract

This article presents salient facts on the performance of WTO dispute settlement, using an updated dataset on cases adjudicated between 1992 and mid 2020. The dataset provides a comprehensive compilation of information on WTO disputes, including complainants, respondents and third parties; the substantive matters tabled; the WTO provisions invoked; the claims that are accepted or rejected by adjudicating bodies; the time involved to complete the consultation, panel and appeal (Appellate Body) stages; and the identity of panelists and how they were appointed. We highlight elements of the operation of the system that are salient to WTO reform discussions, while drawing attention to the richness of the dataset by highlighting stylized facts in the hope others will use the data to investigate specific research questions and hypotheses.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | European Law | International Trade Law | Law | Law and Economics

Comments

Reprinted from the Journal of World Trade, Volume 55, Issue 1, February 2021, pp. 1-50, with permission of Kluwer Law International.

Recommended Citation

Bernard M. Hoekman, Petros C. Mavroidis & Maarja Saluste, Informing WTO Reform: Dispute Settlement Performance, 1995-2020, 55 J. World Trade 1 (2021).
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