Introduction

International practitioners not involved in the specialized world of trade law probably know that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has a substantial dispute settlement system. For many, that's the end of it. Few lawyers outside of the trade law world have studied the operation of the WTO dispute settlement process, or compared its handling of major procedural issues to the corresponding approaches in international commercial and investment arbitration. The thoughtful work under review offers a penetrating and often critical look at the WTO's dispute settlement ...