Global Governance By Judiciary: The World Trade Organization Experiment With Appellate Review

by Robert Howse

One of the most striking innovations in international law of the last decade is the creation of a standing appellate court at the World Trade Organization, the Appellate Body. While there are other international tribunals with appellate chambers, the WTO Appellate Body stands out for its creation of a rich and controversial body of jurisprudence, crafted through the dozens of rulings it has made since 1996. In areas such as trade and environment, and trade and health, the Appellate Body has stepped into some of the most heated trade conflicts of the post-Seattle world. This book examines the WTO Appellate Body as the first full blown international law experiment with routine appellate review.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2012