Reckoning and Renewal: the World Trade Organization and Its Dispute Settlement System at 30

Nicolas Lamp is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University.

“Maya Angelou once said, ‘You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.’ Through a rich collection of essays honouring Valerie Hughes’ trade law career, readers are guided through the institutional history of the World Trade Organization. Thirty-four contributions offer genuinely innovative assessments of the development of WTO institutions through personal experiences and historical reflections. Readers will learn about Hughes’ legacy as a leader, mentor, and trade law professional and, most importantly, how personal relationships underscore the rules, disputes, and politics of the multilateral trade system.”

• Preface1. Introduction: Taking Stock of the World Trade Organization and Its Dispute Settlement System at 30Nicolas LampPart 1: Reckoning – The Origins, Functioning, and Crisis of WTO Dispute SettlementBuilding Domestic Capacity for WTO Dispute Settlement – The Canadian Experience2. From Public International Law to International Economic Law: Valerie Hughes and the Development of International Trade Law Expertise in CanadaMark Jewett and Jonathan Fried3. Developing a Government Trade Law Office: Canada, the Trade Law Bureau, and Valerie HughesRambod BehboodiThe Work of the Legal Affairs Division4. The Evolution of the Appointment of WTO Adjudicators Maria Pereyra and Carlo Cantore5. Continuity and Renewal: Nurturing WTO Legal Talent through Internships at the Legal Affairs DivisionDaniel Ari Baker, Jenya Grigorova, and Rodd Izadnia6. Bringing WTO Dispute Settlement into the 21st CenturyMarisa Goldstein and Lizzie Medrano7. The Role of the Secretariat in WTO Dispute Settlement – Lessons from Other Adjudicatory BodiesGabrielle Marceau and Maria GeorgeReflections on the Appellate Body8. Building the Appellate Body: Lessons from the US Archives for Today's Dispute Settlement CrisisSimon Lester9. Valerie Hughes – The Light behind the Bushel of the Appellate Body of the WTOA.V. Ganesan10. What Did We (I) Do Wrong? Reflections from an Appellate Body MemberRicardo RamirezWTO Dispute Settlement and Developing Countries11. Legal Advice, Assistance, and Training on WTO Dispute Settlement to Developing and Least Developed Country Members and ObserversJorge Castro and Fernando Piérola12. Some Developing Countries Are More Equal Than Others: The Enduring Challenge of Making Trade Dispute Settlement Work for AllMatéo Diego-Fernández Andrade13. What Can Other Developing Countries Learn from China’s Successful Experience in the WTO Dispute Settlement System?Henry Gao and Ji WenhuaSpecific Topics in WTO Dispute Settlement14. The Past, Present, and Future of Disputes about Trade in Energy in the WTO Iain Sandford15. WTO Disputes on Trade and Environment: Contributions of the Multilateral Trading System to Effective Environmental Protection Policies Mateo Ferrero16. Where Angels Fear to Tread: The General Standard of Review in WTO LawJames Flett17. Not So Member-Driven After All: How the GATT Secretariat Created the WTO's Prospective RemediesGeraldo VidigalBroader Reflections on WTO Dispute Settlement18. 30 Years of Trade Concerns at the Goods Council: How Do They Relate to Disputes under the DSU?Roy Santana and Adeet Dobhal19. Women in WTO Dispute Settlement: The Role of Individuals as Catalysts for Gender InclusionPenelope Ridings20. WTO Dispute Settlement 1.0 and the Intricate Cycle of GovernanceSivan Shlomo-Agon21. Reflections on WTO Dispute Settlement as an International Dispute Settlement MechanismDonald McRae22. Is Perfect the Enemy of Good: Panel and Appellate Body Report Adoption at Any Cost?Chris Cochlin, Mallory Felix and Alexander HobbsPart 2: Renewal – New Directions in Trade Dispute SettlementThe Turn to FTA Dispute Settlement23. The Surprising Success of State-to-State Dispute Settlement under CUSMA So FarAnthony Vanduzer24. Public Participation in FTA DisputesKathleen Claussen25. The Role of WTO Jurisprudence in FTA Dispute SettlementMichael Solursh26. Treaty Interpretation by Dispute Settlement Panels under RTAs: The Case of Article 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of TreatiesDena Givari27. Beyond the Shores of Lake Geneva: Does the WTO Secretariat Have a Role to Play in FTA Dispute Settlement?Scott FallsThe Turn to Arbitration and Dispute Settlement Reform28. From Alabama to Airbus – 150 Years of International Arbitration in GenevaNiall Meagher29. Arbitration in WTO Dispute Settlement: A Temporary Instrument or the System’s Future?Müslüm Yilmaz30. The MPIA: A Step on the Path to Revitalizing the WTO Dispute Settlement SystemJan Bohanes31. The Dispute Settlement Reform Discussions – A New ApproachMarco Tulio Molina TejedaPart 3: Renewal – The Rulemaking Dimension32. An Immediate Role for the WTO in Fighting the Climate Crisis?Jennifer Hillman33. Disciplining Fossil Fuel Subsidies at the WTO: Building Momentum for ReformRon Steenblik34. #Tradeforwomen: Gender Mainstreaming in WTO Trade AgreementsMargaret M. Kim35. The End of the “Single Undertaking” in WTO Negotiations Andrew Stoler36. Reforming the WTO’s Dispute Settlement System – Putting the Cart before the HorseUjal BhatiaPart 4: Concluding Reflections37. Valerie Hughes as a Model and a LeaderNadia Theodore