Overview
- Presents unique perspectives and commentaries of India’s WTO disputes by the key participants and insiders
- Offers rare insights into India’s litigation strategies, political economy concerns and capacity-building challenges in WTO dispute settlement
- Provides a first-hand account of India’s engagement and remarkably successful use of the WTO dispute settlement system
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This book focuses on India’s participation in the WTO dispute settlement system, at a time when India has emerged as one of the most successful and prominent users of WTO dispute settlement among the developing countries. It offers a unique collection of perspectives from insiders – legal practitioners, policymakers, industry representatives and academics – on India’s participation in the system since its creation in 1995. Presenting in-depth analyses of substantive issues, the book shares rare insights into the jurisprudential significance, political economy contexts and capacity-building challenges faced by India. It closely examines India’s approach in effectively participating in the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism including the framing of litigation strategies, developing legal and stakeholder infrastructure, implementing dispute settlement decisions, and the impacts of the findings of the WTO panels / Appellate Body on domestic policymaking and India’s long-term trade interests. In addition to discussing the key “classic” jurisprudential issues, the book also explores domestic regulatory and policy issues, complemented by selected case studies.
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“India is a trade powerhouse. Its behaviour in dispute settlement is not confined to questions it asks or challenges it faces, but sets the tone for the emerging nature of multilateral dispute settlement. It was high time someone checked in detailed manner the various disputes that India has participated in and drew some conclusions. This remarkable book is a collection of well thought case studies that will help academics and practitioners alike understand how dispute settlement at the WTO has affected and has been affected by India.” (Petros C. Mavroidis, Edwin B. Parker Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, New York, USA)
“India has brought some legendary disputes at the WTO. Cases such as US—Shrimp, Turkey—Textiles and EC—Bed Linen have helped shape the WTO dispute settlement system and its impact. It is refreshing to revisit these landmark cases and examine their contributions and significance. This book stands out as the first to bring us a comprehensive analysis of WTO disputes involving India that includes critical analysis of the participants in the cases. This book is equally useful for practitioners and scholars.” (Gregory Shaffer, Chancellor's Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Abhijit Das is Professor and Head of Centre for WTO Studies at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). He is one of the leading policy analysts in the field of international trade in India. He has worked as a Director with the Department of Commerce and UNCTAD before joining the Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT.
James J. Nedumpara is Associate Professor and Executive Director, Centre for International Trade and Economic Laws at Jindal Global Law School. He has more than fifteen years of experience in the field of international trade and has worked with leading law firms, corporate firms and also UNCTAD before joining academia. His specialization is in trade remedy law and international trade regulation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: WTO Dispute Settlement at Twenty
Book Subtitle: Insiders’ Reflections on India’s Participation
Editors: Abhijit Das, James J. Nedumpara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0599-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Centre for WTO Studies (CWS), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0598-5Published: 19 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9206-0Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0599-2Published: 08 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 255
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations, International Economic Law, Trade Law