The WTO 'constitution' and proposed reforms: Seven 'Mantras' revisited

Journal of International Economic Law

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-78

  Jackson, John H ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0035588927     PISSN: 13693034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jiel/4.1.67     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. This manuscript is derived from a lecture and discussion delivered 15 March 2000 in Geneva to a group of WTO Ambassadors, officials, and scholars as part of the Program for the Study of International Organizations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies. The author has also developed some of these themes in a recent article. See John H. Jackson, 'International Economic Law in Times That Are Interesting.' 3 J Int'l Econ L (2000): 3-14, and John H. Jackson, 'Dispute Settlement and the WTO: Emerging Problems.' 1 J Int'l Econ L (1998): 329-51.
2. This manuscript is derived from a lecture and discussion delivered 15 March 2000 in Geneva to a group of WTO Ambassadors, officials, and scholars as part of the Program for the Study of International Organizations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies. The author has also developed some of these themes in a recent article. See John H. Jackson, 'International Economic Law in Times That Are Interesting.' 3 J Int'l Econ L (2000): 3-14, and John H. Jackson, 'Dispute Settlement and the WTO: Emerging Problems.' 1 J Int'l Econ L (1998): 329-51.
3. See also John H. Jackson, The World Trading System: Law and Policy of International Economic Relations, 2d edn, (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 1997). A bibliography of principal publications of this author may be found at the Georgetown University Law Center Web site. See also a compilation of a number of relevant articles by this author in John H. Jackson, The Jurisprudence of the GATT and the WTO: Insights on Treaty Law and Economic Relations (New York: Cambridge University Press 2000).
4. See also John H. Jackson, The World Trading System: Law and Policy of International Economic Relations, 2d edn, (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press 1997). A bibliography of principal publications of this author may be found at the Georgetown University Law Center Web site. See also a compilation of a number of relevant articles by this author in John H. Jackson, The Jurisprudence of the GATT and the WTO: Insights on Treaty Law and Economic Relations (New York: Cambridge University Press 2000).
5. See Douglass C. North, Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press 1990); Ronald H. Coase, The Firm, the Market, and the Law (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 1988). See also Jan Tumlir, Protectionism: Trade Policy in Democratic Societies (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 1985).
6. See Douglass C. North, Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press 1990); Ronald H. Coase, The Firm, the Market, and the Law (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 1988). See also Jan Tumlir, Protectionism: Trade Policy in Democratic Societies (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 1985).
7. See Douglass C. North, Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press 1990); Ronald H. Coase, The Firm, the Market, and the Law (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press 1988). See also Jan Tumlir, Protectionism: Trade Policy in Democratic Societies (American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 1985).
8. See, e.g., Reactions to Seattle, 3 J Int'l Econ L 167 (2000) (discussing factors that contributed to the failure to launch a new round at Seattle); Joseph Kahn, 'Swiss Forum Has Its Focus on Memories from Seattle', N. Y. Times (29 January 2000), at C1 (stating that 'government officials have stressed that the failure of trade talks owes more to negotiating positions taken by World Trade Organization members than to the influence of demonstrators'); Michael Littlejohns, 'Embattled WTO Looks for Allies at the UN World Trade Body: Moore Says Public Confidence Must Be Rebuilt to Stem Threat to Economic Globalization', Fin. Times (20 January 2000), at 10 (quoting WTO Director-General Mike Moore as stating that the NGOs and anti-trade groups at Seattle contributed but were not the ultimate causes of the failure).
9. See, e.g., Reactions to Seattle, 3 J Int'l Econ L 167 (2000) (discussing factors that contributed to the failure to launch a new round at Seattle); Joseph Kahn, 'Swiss Forum Has Its Focus on Memories from Seattle', N. Y. Times (29 January 2000), at C1 (stating that 'government officials have stressed that the failure of trade talks owes more to negotiating positions taken by World Trade Organization members than to the influence of demonstrators'); Michael Littlejohns, 'Embattled WTO Looks for Allies at the UN World Trade Body: Moore Says Public Confidence Must Be Rebuilt to Stem Threat to Economic Globalization', Fin. Times (20 January 2000), at 10 (quoting WTO Director-General Mike Moore as stating that the NGOs and anti-trade groups at Seattle contributed but were not the ultimate causes of the failure).
10. See, e.g., Reactions to Seattle, 3 J Int'l Econ L 167 (2000) (discussing factors that contributed to the failure to launch a new round at Seattle); Joseph Kahn, 'Swiss Forum Has Its Focus on Memories from Seattle', N. Y. Times (29 January 2000), at C1 (stating that 'government officials have stressed that the failure of trade talks owes more to negotiating positions taken by World Trade Organization members than to the influence of demonstrators'); Michael Littlejohns, 'Embattled WTO Looks for Allies at the UN World Trade Body: Moore Says Public Confidence Must Be Rebuilt to Stem Threat to Economic Globalization', Fin. Times (20 January 2000), at 10 (quoting WTO Director-General Mike Moore as stating that the NGOs and anti-trade groups at Seattle contributed but were not the ultimate causes of the failure).
11. See, e.g., John H. Jackson, The World Trade Organization: Constitution and Jurisprudence (London: Royal Institute of International Affairs 1998).
12. See John H. Jackson, 'The Great 1994 Sovereignty Debate: United States Acceptance and Implementation of the Uruguay Round Results' in The Jurisprudence of GATT and the WTO: Insights on Treaty Law and Economic Relations 367, above, n 2.
13. United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service, The NGLS Handbook of UN Agencies, Programmes and Funds Working for Economic and Social Development (2d ed, 1997).
14. See Jeffrey J. Schott and Jayashree Watal, Decision-making in the WTO (Institute of International Economics Policy Brief No. 00-2, March 2000) http://www.iie.com/NEWSLETR/news00-2.htm (suggesting that 'the WTO needs to establish a small, informal steering committee (20 or so in number) that can be delegated responsibility for developing consensus on trade issues among the member countries').