World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Developing Countries: Diplomacy to Rules Based System

Contents: Preface. I. Introductory: 1. Origination of GATT--Uruguay round--WTO. 2. Membership, entry into force and pipeline protection. 3. Intellectual property: relationship between WIPO and WTO. II. Objectives, Basic Principles and Functions of WTO: 1. Objectives and principles. 2. Reciprocity and substantive reduction of Tariffs. 3. Enhancement of productivity and diversification of exports of commodity reliant countries.4. Provision relating to trade measures for environmental purpose. 5. Relationship between multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and trade. 6. Eco-labelling and other technical regulations. 7. Transparency of trade and environmental measures. 8. Environmental measures and effect on market access. 9. Issue of the export of domestically prohibited goods. 10. TRIPs and provisions relating to environment. 11. Functions and structure of WTO. III. WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism Reform on GATT Doctrine: 1. Pre-WTO dispute settlement mechanism. 2. Weaknesses of the pre-WTO dispute settlement mechanism. 3. An overview of dispute settlement since 1948-1990. 4. WTO dispute settlement mechanism--reform on GATT doctrine. 5. Implication of reforms on dispute settlement. IV. Free Trade and Environment: Harmonisation or diversity?: 1. Environment committee under GATT/WTO. 2. Old GATT and environment. 3. Environmental issues under WTO. 4. Diversity of harmonisation? V. Developing Countries: Globalisation and WTO: 1. Globalisation and developing countries. 2. Globalisation and role of state. 3. WTO and developing countries. 4.…