This paper identifies the legal and economic assessments applied to resolve WTO disputes requiring an assessment of the contribution of the measure to the objective pursued, along with identifying any reasonably available alternatives. It focuses on disputes encompassing an interpretation of...

This paper discusses the application of disconnection clauses. ‘Disconnection clauses’ are legal provisions inserted into multilateral conventions to ensure that certain parties to the convention are not required to apply the rules of the convention because other relevant rules have already...

This article identifies the positive regulatory externalities that can be realised from the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (“WTO GPA”), Regional Trade Agreements (“RTAs”) and other international conventions with public procurement provisions. It submits that despite the...