| ID: |
TARP-154 |
| Title: |
Democratizing the WTO |
| Source: |
33 Geo. Wash. Int’l L. Rev. 451 |
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| Dispute Resolution Organ: |
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| Year: |
2001 |
| Pages: |
0 |
| Author(s): |
Jeffery Atik |
| Keywords: |
accountability, appellate body, democracy, democratic deficit, EU, free trade, legitimacy, membership, parliament, structual weaknesses, WTO, supra-nationalism, judicial lawmaking, political capture, United Nations |
| Abstract: |
WTO faces a legitimacy crisis on various fronts, including its own democratic deficit (processes + policies) and that of its membership. Every time a WTO Appellate Body strikes down a national (democratic) enactment, it exposes itself to an assault on its democratic accountability, and therefore its legitimacy. The WTO must accept it is NOT a traditional international organization and responsibly restructure itself in keeping with its supranational function. |
| Secured: |
False |
| Download Article: |
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Keywords: accountability, appellate body/appellate review, democracy, democratic deficit, Europe/European Union, free trade, judicial lawmaking, legitimacy, membership, parliament, political capture, structual weaknesses, supra-nationalism, United Nations, World Trade Organization/WTO
