Author: Elisa Baroncini
Keywords: choice of forum rules; conflict of jurisdictions; regional dispute settlement systems; regional trade agreements; WTO dispute settlement system
Abstract
The article concerns the relation between the WTO dispute settlement system and the more and more numerous regional economic courts, dealing with an aspect of the larger issue regarding the connection between the Marrakech multilateral system and the agreements of egional economic integration – be they Free Trade Agreements, Customs Unions, or more, generally, Regional Trade Agreements or Preferential Trade Agreements.