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Outside views: Does U.S. ‘intransigence’ threaten the WTO's ability to function?

December 18, 2018 at 2:14 PM
Attacking what she labels U.S. “intransigence” and “belligerence” toward the World Trade Organization, a former Appellate Body judge argues this week that “if all else fails” WTO members “should band together to appoint ... judges over the United States’ unilateral objection.” The alternative, she adds, could be “resolution of trade wars through much more destructive means.” Georgetown law professor Jennifer Hillman, who previously served on the International Trade Commission and was general counsel in the Office of U.S. Trade Representative...


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