world, this is an acceptable, and even a desirable outcome. The ruling potentially has far-reaching implications for …

This paper constitutes a tour d'horizon relating to institutional transparency in the WTO decision and judicial making …. The paper critically reviews the most topical challenges for the internal and external transparency of the international … organization regulating global trade and puts forward several proposal for improvement. Transparency is inextricably linked with …

Some initiatives in the ongoing debate on improving transparency and notifications as a part of talks on WTO reform …

In its less than 20 years of existence, the WTO has managed to draw public attention. Transparency in the WTO decision … decision-making. This paper is intended to posit the WTO within the current debates about more institutional transparency in … that input and output transparency of the WTO could be further enhanced by increased participation of non …

What influences the adoption of transparency obligations in trade agreements, and what are its effects? This paper uses … a new dataset on transparency provisions in over a hundred regional trade agreements (RTAs) to provide empirical … evidence of the political economy determinants of international transparency commitments, as well as the trade impact of …

Transparency obligations have undergone substantial transformations since the inception of the GATT in 1947. The paper … begins by tracing the evolution of transparency principles during the WTO era. From an obligation to publish general laws … stronger role for the WTO Secretariat as a "common agent" for Members. Transparency in the WTO is based on an assumption that …