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South
America Dialogue on WTO Dispute Settlement and Sustainable
Development
Exploring Strategies to Enhance the
Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement
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Description | Programme
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Description
Since
the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1994, the dispute
settlement system has become significantly more legalized. Greater
complexity has come with the more legalized system, which, in
turn, has raised the demands on the capacity of the Members, including
human and financial recourses. Countries therefore face greater
challenges if they are to realize any gains from the multilateral
trading system through the use of its dispute settlement system.
The questions therefore arise: What does greater legalization
of the WTO dispute settlement system mean for developing countries?
How might developing countries be better enabled to advance their
needs and interests, as well as defend these interests, under
the dispute settlement system?
As
a contribution to this debate, ICTSD's program on WTO dispute
settlement and developing countries is organizing a series of
regional multistakeholder dialogues, bringing together officials,
practitioners and experts from the region in order to share experiences
and explore new strategies and avenues to enhance the participation
of developing countries in the WTO dispute settlement system.
The aim of this project is to strengthen developing countries'
understanding of the options and potential strategies for advancing
their trade objectives and defending their trade rights through
the dispute settlement system.
The
main objectives of the dialogue were to:
- Provide
an opportunity / platform for dialogue between governmental
and other ministry officials and representatives from the private
sector and civil society to share experiences and compare and
assess strategies as to how to make better use of the WTO dispute
settlement system. These strategies include the formation of
public-private networks, the pooling of resources, as through
regional centres, use of the WTO Advisory Centre and private
counsel, and networking with academics and policy institutes.
- Promote
enhanced analytical capacity with respect to the WTO dispute
settlement system and the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)
among developing country public officials, private sector representatives
and academics.
- Explore
new strategies and avenues to develop and enhance intergovernmental
as well as private-public coordination and cooperation.
- Support,
over time, a sustained network of developing country public
and private representatives.
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