The WTO's Crisis: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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The WTO's Crisis : Between a Rock and a Hard Place. / Bäumler, Jelena.
Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2020. (KFG Working Paper Series; No. 42).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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TY - UNPB
T1 - The WTO's Crisis
T2 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
AU - Bäumler, Jelena
PY - 2020/3/20
Y1 - 2020/3/20
N2 - The perception of the WTO is currently one of an organisation 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 the WTO in order to assess the magnitude of the crisis. It will be argued that while certain developments inside the organisation, 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 further the crisis. 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.
AB - The perception of the WTO is currently one of an organisation 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 the WTO in order to assess the magnitude of the crisis. It will be argued that while certain developments inside the organisation, 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 further the crisis. 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.
KW - Law
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/6cb76d07-eb84-3d86-9b98-eb9f592acd4d/
U2 - 10.17169/refubium-27234
DO - 10.17169/refubium-27234
M3 - Working papers
T3 - KFG Working Paper Series
BT - The WTO's Crisis
PB - Freie Universität Berlin
CY - Berlin
ER -