Graduate School of International Studies Ajou University
Description
학위논문(석사)아주대학교 국제대학원--국제통상학과,2011. 8
Alternative Abstract
The research looks at the fundamental reason for the establishment of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism which is to guarantee the market access for products amongst the WTO members’ states. It seeks to analyze the non –participation by many of the sub- Saharan countries at the WTO dispute settlement mechanism from economic, political and legal perspectives. Economic reason is that many of sub–Saharan Africa countries are low income developing countries providing little market for goods from developed countries and similarly have no many products to export to developed countries which would warrant initiating dispute for market access. The political reason is that majority of sub- Saharan African countries have quota and duty free access to the US and EU markets under the AGOA and Cotonou/ACP-EU General System of Preference respectively. Lastly, legal reason is the establishment of regional trade agreement under GATT Article XXIV and GATS Article V whereby trade disputes are resolved at regional level as opposed to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. The research findings are that trade commodities, general system of preference and regionalism are responsible for absence of SSA countries at the DSB.
Keywords: World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Sub-Saharan Africa
