Trading Profiles and Developing Country Participation in the WTO Dispute Settlement System


by Henrik Horn, Joseph Francois and Niklas Kaunitz

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Why a specific group of countries dominates WTO disputes has been one recurrent question by many observers.  Reasons for such an imbalance can be found in the difference in trade composition, volume of trade, income levels, aid levels, and legal capacity between active and inactive members. In order to favor the participation of weaker partners in the DSU system, the paper introduces two interesting potential scenarios, using an economic model, in which LDCs would take collective action to overcome this problem.

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