Can the WTO dispute settlement body be a judicial tribunal rather than a diplomatic club?

From: Law and Policy in International Business | Date: April 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

I. INTRODUCTION

John Ragosta has prepared a thoughtful and instructive paper.1 He tackles a very important subject, especially from the perspective of the U.S. private sector, namely: what should be the role of private parties and private counsel in what was designed essentially to be a governmentto-government process? The issues he raises touch on some fundamental questions. How much access should private parties have to WTO dispute settlement proceedings, and what level of participation should private parties be permitted to have in the proceedings themselves? Should this access and ...

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