Why compensation cannot replace trade retaliation in the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding

World Trade Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-338

  Mercurio, Bryan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 70450260654     PISSN: 14747456     EISSN: 14753138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474745609004273     Document Type: Article

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