relations among states. At first glance, the WTO Agreement makes very democratic provisions with respect to decision-making. All … formal WTO decision-making organs are open to all members. Independent of population size, economic might or contribution to …, all appears to bode well with the WTO decision-making process. This seeming well-being however does not show the true …

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 …

consensus decision-making and single-undertaking principles of the WTO have lead to coordination failures amongst an … model which shows that the combination of the single-undertaking and consensus decision-making principles with an expanded …

consensus decision-making and single-undertaking principles of the WTO have lead to coordination failures amongst an … model which shows that the combination of the single-undertaking and consensus decision-making principles with an expanded …

the limited resources of weak states, meant that developing countries found themselves isolated from many decision …

enforceable international trade rules. The WTO therefore needs an effective decision-making system capable of resolving diverging … process of decision-making. The GATT 1947 only spoke of voting and did not mention the word `consensus`. The WTO Agreement … provide for equality (in terms of decision and influence) because not every Member has the same ability to maintain vetoes …