International organizations in WTO dispute settlement: how much institutional sensitivity?

1 The institutional sensitivity of the WTO adjudicatorI. Introduction; II. Institutional sensitivity as a legitimacy ingredient; A. The legitimacy of international adjudication; B. The legitimacy of the WTO judiciary; III. The dimensions of institutional sensitivity; A. The vertical dimension; B. The horizontal dimension; 1. Sensitivity in broad terms; 2. Sensitivity in narrow terms; 3. What can be drawn from the comity doctrine?; IV. Other scholarly debate relating to institutional sensitivity; A. The SCM and the fisheries subsidies negotiations; B. The trade and environment debate.

This book analyses the role of international organizations in WTO dispute settlement as arising from a number of WTO disputes. In particular, the roles of the IMF, WIPO, WCO and WHO are addressed. The use of the Vienna Convention rules of interpretation framework allows an evaluation of the weight attributed to this material by the WTO adjudicator. This allows specific conclusions to be drawn regarding the level of institutional sensitivity of the WTO adjudicator to each of the organizations. As well as being a valuable source of research, the analysis will appeal to international law scholars, civil servants and law practitioners interested in the WTO and dispute settlement

"This book analyses the role of international organisations in WTO dispute settlement as arising from a number of WTO disputes. In particular, the roles of the IMF, WIPO, WCO and WHO are addressed. The use of the Vienna Convention rules of interpretation framework allows an evaluation of the weight attributed to this material by the WTO adjudicator. This allows specific conclusions to be drawn regarding the level of institutional sensitivity of the WTO adjudicator to each of the organisations. As well as being a valuable source of research, the analysis will appeal to international law scholars, civil servants and law practitioners interested in the WTO and dispute settlement"--