Analytical Note, July 2003
Proposals on a special safeguard for developing countries in agriculture. (more…)
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Analytical Note, July 2003
Processes and the Cancun Ministerial Conference.
Developing countries need to translate numerical advantage in the WTO into negotiating and bargaining leverage by working together and speaking out, as much as possible, with a common position on various issues. (more…)
Analytical Note, June 2003
Ministerial-Level Meetings and their Outcomes as Legal Instruments.
This paper argues that taking into account the history of the GATT/WTO system and the current context of the negotiations, (more…)
Analytical Note, November 2002
Process Issues in the WTO: State of Play November 2002.
“Process” issues have been on the agenda of the WTO for a number of years now. Currently, these issues can be divided into three distinct, but closely linked, areas: (more…)
Analytical Note, November 2002
Background note on the implementation-related issues: History, Implementation, and Negotiating strategy for developing countries.
First, this paper looks at the history of implementation issues in the GATT/WTO system, and how such issues were dealt with up to the conclusion of the Uruguay Round. (more…)
Analytical Note, September 2002
The relationship between Trade and Debt.
The existence of a relationship between trade and debt is a contentious issue. In fact, a clear divide exists between developed and developing countries regarding the subject, a division which has necessitated the formation of the Working Group on Trade, Debt, and Finance (WGTDF) within the World Trade Organization (WTO). (more…)
Analytical Note, July 2002
Backgound paper in the context of the work programme of the WTO working group on Trade, Debt and Finance.
This paper provides a general background to the issues of Trade, Debt, and Finance, and what role they may have in future World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations envisioned through the Working Group on Trade, Debt, and Finance (WGTDF).
Analytical Note, May 2002
Review of the Existing Special and Differential Treatment Provisions: Implementing the Doha Mandate.
By placing Special and Differential Treatment (hereafter referred to as ‘S&DT’) at the heart of the WTO Agreements, the Doha Ministerial Declaration explicitly acknowledged that S&DT is a fully accepted core principle in the WTO legal regime. (more…)