Review of the Dispute Settlement Understanding: World Trade Organization (WTO) »
Kerry Allbeury
1 This article is written in a personal capacity and does not represent the views of the WTO, its Members, or the WTO Secretariat. 2 An improved dispute settlement mechanism, embodied in the Understanding on Rules and Procedures governing the Settlement of Disputes (1994) (‘Dispute Settlement Understanding’ or ‘DSU’), was a key achievement of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement). 3 Upon agreeing to these improved procedures, Uruguay Round negotiators anticipated the need to review their functioning...