How can the WTO enhance its legitimacy and public support?

These principles establish a rules-based system for fair, predictable, and transparent trade, promoting economic growth and levelling the playing field. It is the use of broader legal principles within the WTO (World Trade Organization) dispute settlement system—a rare beast at the international level for its ... In principle, countries are considered to be equal in the organization and thus having equal rights and obligations. There have been a lot of controversies ... 5. E.U. Petersmann The GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement System (Kluwer Law Inter- national, London: 1997) at 64. PRINCIPLES ... Matsushita, M. (2004) Basic Principles of the WTO and the Role of Competition Policy. Washington University Global Studies Law Review, 3, 363. The more the measure diverges from the core WTO principle of non-discrimination in trade, and the more trade-disruptive it is, the more vulnerable it could be ... See also F. Morosini, 'Trade and Climate. Change: Unveiling the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities From the. WTO Agreements', 42 George ... GATT was an international treaty with a temporary international existence, whereas the World Trade Organization is a permanent body whose authority has been ... The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement aims to ensure that technical regulations, standards, and conformity assessment procedures are non- ... The third section presents the principles on which the GATT and the WTO are built—reciproc- ity, most-favored-nation treatment, and national treatment—and ...