Title: WTO dispute settlement : an African perspective /
Authors: Hartzenberg, Trudi.
Publisher: Cameron May,
Year: 2008
Subjects: World Trade Organization Rules and practice.; Dispute resolution (Law); Arbitration (International law); Foreign trade regulation.; Foreign trade regulation Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Contents: Introduction -- The 'Early Harvest Negotiations' in 2003 -- The role of the Advisory Centre on WTO law in assisting African countries in WTO dispute settlement -- European Community's subsidies on sugar: observations on African participation as a third party in the challenge at the WTO -- An African awakening in US upland cotton-lessons from LDCs -- The reform of the SADC dispute settlement mechanism-observations and lessons learned from the process -- How can individuals oblige the South African government to protect their interests as set out in the WTO agreements? -- Role of the domestic industry in trade remedy disputes -- The non-participation by African states in the dispute settlement system of the WTO: reasons and consequences -- Initiation of WTO trade disputes by the private sector-need for SADC/COMESA countries to develop national mechanisms -- The SACU tribunal: conceptual and practical issues -- The settlement of African trade disputes and the prospect of regional integration -- Lessons from the recent decision of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) for Southern African trade blocs -- Integration through law: an examination of the jurisprudence of regional economic integration judicial bodies in Africa.