The WTO’s Crisis: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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The perception of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is currently one of an organization in crisis. Yet, appraisal varies regarding its extent and seriousness: Is it merely a rough time or are we standing on the edge of destruction? The article will trace developments inside as well as outside of the WTO in order to assess the magnitude of the crisis. It will be argued that while certain developments inside the Organization, when seen in accumulation would already warrant serious attention, only together with developments taking place outside of the WTO, the two strands of developments unfold their full potential for the crisis. The overall situation renders the WTO in a difficult position, as it is currently unable to adapt to these challenges, while keeping calm and carrying on might similarly lead to its dissolution. While States might improve and further develop their trade relations in bi- and plurilateral agreements, it is only the WTO that reflects and stands for the multilateral post (cold) war order, which may be gradually fading in the years to come.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelEuropean Yearbook of International Economic Law
HerausgeberMarc Bungenberg, Markus Krajewski, Christian J. Tams, Jörg Philipp Terhechte, Andreas R. Ziegler
Anzahl der Seiten38
ErscheinungsortHeidelberg
VerlagSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland
Erscheinungsdatum2021
Seiten321-358
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-59070-3
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-030-59071-0
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2021

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