WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM AND MISSING PARTICIPANTS: A CASE STUDY OF SUB - SAHARAN AFRICA

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dc.contributor.advisorWang Hwi Lee-
dc.contributor.authorOwuor, Martin Shikuku-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-08T08:04:42Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-08T08:04:42Z-
dc.date.issued2011-08-
dc.identifier.other11746-
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.ajou.ac.kr/handle/2018.oak/10201-
dc.description학위논문(석사)아주대학교 국제대학원--국제통상학과,2011. 8-
dc.description.tableofcontentsTable of Contents Abstract iv Acknowledgments v Table of Contents vi List of World Trade Organization Cases viii List of Tables ix Abbreviations x Chapter 1 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background and Relevance of the Thesis 1 1.2 Sub –Saharan African at the Dispute Settlement Body 3 1.3 Statement of purpose 5 1.4 Literature Review 7 1.5 Research questions and Methodology 9 1.6 Data Sources and Limitation 10 1.7 Structure of the thesis 10 Chapter 2 12 Sub Saharan Africa Trade Profile 12 2.1 Sub Saharan Africa economy. 12 2.2 Sub-Saharan trade profile 13 2.3 Sub Saharan Africa Regional Trade 15 2.4 Trade Disputes in Sub Saharan Africa Regional Trade 19 2.5 WTO Trade Dispute Statistics. 21 2.6 Sub Saharan Africa Trade Products and WTO Dispute Settlement Participation. 25 2.7 Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO Dispute Settlement Body 26 2.8 Advisory Centre on WTO Law 27 Chapter 3 30 Sub Saharan Africa in World Trade 30 3.1 General System of Preference. 30 3.2 European Union –Sub Saharan Africa Trade 31 3.2.1 Sub Saharan Africa participation in EU related disputes. 33 3.3 United States-Sub Saharan Africa trade. 35 3.3.1 Beneficiary countries 36 3.3.2 Sub –Saharan Africa in US market related trade disputes. 38 3.4 China –Sub Saharan Africa Trade. 40 3.4.1 Benefits and Cost of Sino-Africa Relations 41 3.4.2 WTO Permissible Safeguard Measures 42 Chapter 4 47 Pending issues on Sub Saharan Africa participation at DSB 47 4.1 Legal 47 4.2 Political 50 4.3 Economics. 52 4.4 Sino –Africa politics 54 Chapter 5 56 Conclusion 56 Further research 58 Bibliography 59-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.publisherGraduate School of International Studies Ajou University-
dc.rights아주대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.-
dc.titleWTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM AND MISSING PARTICIPANTS: A CASE STUDY OF SUB - SAHARAN AFRICA-
dc.typeThesis-
dc.contributor.affiliation아주대학교 국제대학원-
dc.contributor.department국제대학원 국제통상학과-
dc.date.awarded2011. 8-
dc.description.degreeMaster-
dc.identifier.localId569758-
dc.identifier.urlhttp://dcoll.ajou.ac.kr:9080/dcollection/jsp/common/DcLoOrgPer.jsp?sItemId=000000011746-
dc.description.alternativeAbstractThe research looks at the fundamental reason for the establishment of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism which is to guarantee the market access for products amongst the WTO members’ states. It seeks to analyze the non –participation by many of the sub- Saharan countries at the WTO dispute settlement mechanism from economic, political and legal perspectives. Economic reason is that many of sub–Saharan Africa countries are low income developing countries providing little market for goods from developed countries and similarly have no many products to export to developed countries which would warrant initiating dispute for market access. The political reason is that majority of sub- Saharan African countries have quota and duty free access to the US and EU markets under the AGOA and Cotonou/ACP-EU General System of Preference respectively. Lastly, legal reason is the establishment of regional trade agreement under GATT Article XXIV and GATS Article V whereby trade disputes are resolved at regional level as opposed to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. The research findings are that trade commodities, general system of preference and regionalism are responsible for absence of SSA countries at the DSB. Keywords: World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Sub-Saharan Africa-
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