Eckhardt, Jappe orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-0905 and De Bievre, Dirk (2015) Boomerangs over Lac Léman:Transnational Lobbying and Foreign Venue Shopping in WTO Dispute Settlement. World Trade Review. pp. 507-530. ISSN 1474-7456
Abstract
In this article, we explore the conditions under which firms engage in transnational lobbying and foreign venue shopping in the framework of WTO dispute settlement. Classical World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement cases mostly originate in domestic firms instigating their public authorities to bring a complaint against foreign trade barriers incompatible with WTO law. In recent years, however, we have witnessed the rise of WTO cases in which firms get a foreign government to file a case against its own authorities. By analysing transnational lobbying by EU firms in the WTO footwear case filed by China against the EU, and by US firms in the WTO gambling case Antigua brought against the US, we highlight the increasing resemblance between trade disputes and investment disputes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Jappe Eckhardt and Dirk Bièvre 2015. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2016 10:07 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2025 00:09 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474745614000500 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1474745614000500 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107492 |