Books by World Trade Organization

The WTO Agreements is a definitive reference work for all practising and academic trade lawyers. It is an essential addition to all international law libraries, a vital source book for students taking courses on international economic or trade law and an important resource for economists and political scientists.

These are the WTO authorized and paginated reports in English. An essential addition to the library of all practicing and academic trade lawyers and needed by students worldwide studying international economic or trade law. The form of citation for this volume recommended by the WTO is DSR 2014: VI.

This volume of essays offers critical readings on how WTO accession negotiations have expanded the reach of the multilateral trading system not only geographically but also conceptually, and how these negotiations have been used by governments as an instrument for domestic reforms.

Bringing together original contributions from an unprecedented number of eminent current and former GATT and WTO staff members, including many current and former Appellate Body members, this book is a unique exploration of the development of the rule of the law in the multilateral trading system.

With contributions from leading legal scholars, sector regulators and trade experts, this book examines trade liberalization and domestic regulation in services sectors. Analyses and case-studies help demonstrate how WTO legal principles can curb domestic regulation from unduly restricting trade in services, and can help to consolidate domestic regulatory reform.

The Handbook provides a detailed explanation and analysis of the process whereby governments become Members of the WTO. The WTO Agreement, which came into force on 1 January, 1995, provides few details on how this process is to take place. Consequently, the steps in the detailed negotiations leading up to access have evolved through the actual negotiations for governments which have become Members of the WTO since 1995. This handbook provides an account of how the process evolved and in offering details on the process as it is now applied. Moreover, the input of the WTO Secretariat into the preparation of the guide provides information not available until now to anyone outside the Secretariat. The Secretariat has supported production of this handbook in the hope it will serve as a useful source of reference for officials from acceding governments, WTO Members, academia, and the general public.

Official WTO certified text of the Protocol of Accession negotiated by China to become a member of the WTO. This book is intended for trade specialists and for business users who need to know the market access conditions granted by China for trade in every category of Goods and Services.

These are the WTO authorized and paginated reports in English. An essential addition to the library of all practising and academic trade lawyers, and needed by students worldwide studying international economic or trade law. The form of citation for this volume recommended by the WTO is DSR 2004: I.

These are the WTO authorized and paginated reports in English. An essential addition to the library of all practising and academic trade lawyers, and needed by students worldwide studying international economic or trade law. The form of citation for this volume recommended by the WTO is DSR 2005: I.

These are the WTO authorized and paginated reports in English. An essential addition to the library of all practising and academic trade lawyers, and needed by students worldwide studying international economic or trade law. The form of citation for this volume recommended by the WTO is DSR 2004: II.

This CD-ROM database contains the fully updated WTO services and schedules of services commitments and/or MFN exemptions for WTO member countries in English, plus the Legal Texts in English, French and Spanish. This material has never been available in one source before: much has been unavailable in any form.

This handbook aims to provide a better understanding of GATS and the challenges and opportunities of the ongoing negotiations. For users who are familiar with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), similarities and differences are pointed out where relevant. Likewise, for users who are familiar with the balance-of-payments definition of 'trade', departures from the Agreement's coverage are explained. To stimulate further thinking about the core concepts and implications of the Agreement, several text boxes have been included to provide 'food for thought', and at the end of each chapter test questions have been added to recapitulate and ensure understanding of the core content.

The official WTO certified text of the Protocol of Accession negotiated by Chinese Taipei to WTO membership. This book is intended for trade specialists and business users who need to know the market access conditions granted by Chinese Taipei for trade in every category of Goods and Services.