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Citation
(2013), "2012 Awards for Excellence", Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, Vol. 12 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/jitlp.2013.41912aaa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2013, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2012 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, Volume 12, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
“WTO remedies and developing countries”
J. PfumorodzeDepartment of Law, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse World Trade Organisation (WTO) remedies from a developing country perspective, with a view to suggest reforms in the system.
Design/methodology/approach – WTO members' proposals for reforming WTO remedies and WTO cases are reviewed in order to determine the need for reforms and the nature of reforms to be undertaken.
Findings – WTO remedies are unfavourable to developing countries, most of which are unable to utilise them due to their weaker economies as compared to their developed country counterparts. There is no consensus on the nature of reforms to be undertaken. This paper suggests the need to synthesise the current proposals and develop various workable models.
Originality/value – This paper provides proposals which may improve WTO remedies for the benefit of developing countries, thereby not only strengthening the WTO enforcement mechanism but the multilateral trading system as a whole.
Keywords Developing countries, International trade, Agreements, Dispute procedures, Compensation
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14770021111116151
This article originally appeared in Volume 10 Number 1, 2011, pp. 83-98 Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award
“Impact of the Doha round negotiation on Bangladesh agriculture: An analysis of the revised draft modalities”
Uttam Deb and Muhammad Al Amin
This article originally appeared in Volume 10 Number 2, 2011, Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
“The effect of business environment on trade in Gulf Cooperation Council countries'
Azmat Gani
This article originally appeared in Volume 10 Number 3, 2011, Journal of International Trade Law and Policy
Outstanding Reviewer
Dr Flora Xiao HuangUniversity of Hull, UK