At the Crossroads: The World Trading System and the Doha Round

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Set against the backdrop of the spectacular failure of the Doha Round of world trade talks, this fascinating yet crucial analysis examines some of the fundamental problems of world trade law.

Renowned international lawyers and economists discuss a wide range of issues arising from the Doha Round, providing some new answers as well as a lot of food for thought.

When the 5th and the 6th Ministerial Conference of the WTO failed spectacularly in 2003 and 2005 respectively, it was because players like the EU and the US did not come to terms with a group of still developing, but nevertheless powerful countries like Brazil, China, and South Africa.

The Doha Round thus hit an impasse, fundamentally challenging the institutional framework of global trade that has developed since 1947.

Here, the highly qualified contributors analyze problems such as the Doha Round’s position in the system of public international law.

They also look at, among many other things, problems of legitimacy and democratic control, and some of the more practical items on the agenda, including whether the Doha Development Round really fostered development.

Scientists, universities, civil cervants in governmental departments and international organisations

• Cancún
• Doha Round
• European law
• GATS
• WTO
• jurisdiction
• national regulation
• non-economic interests