Many persons around the globe waited with great anticipation the creation
of the World Trade Organization in 1995. The WTO with its panels and
appellate bodies had the promise of bringing freer trade and fairer trade
adjudication than the sometimes large country favoritism practiced under the
previous GATT working party system. The question to ask is whether WTO
panels and appellate bodies have lived up to the ideals of the Dispute
Settlement Understanding as well as the Dispute Settlement Body for whom
they serve. The research of this book seeks to understand where WTO panel
decisions tend...