Database Name: WTO & GATT Panel Decisions
Database Identifier: WTO-DEC
Coverage
GATT: 1948 to 1994
WTO: begins with 1995
Content Highlights:
Selected documents from dispute settlement panels formed under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). A document is a report of a panel or working group, a report of the Appellate Body, an award of an arbitrator, an action by a dispute settlement body, a notification of a mutually agreed solution, a notification of an appeal, a request for consultations, a request for the constitution of a panel, or a submission by a party. Coverage of GATT decisions is from 1948 to 1994; coverage of WTO decisions begins with 1995.
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Contents
The WTO-DEC database contains documents from Dispute Settlement Panels formed under the World Trade Organization and the General Agreement for Tariffs and Trade. A document is a Report of a Panel or Working Group, a Report of the Appellate Body, an Award of the Arbitrator, an action by the Dispute Settlement Body, a notification of a Mutually-Agreed Solution, a notification of an appeal, a request for consultations, a request for the constitution of a panel, a submission by a party, or other communications pursuant to the dispute settlement process.
Derivation
Slip Copy Documents are obtained directly from the World Trade Organization Secretariat and the Office of the United States Trade Representative for WESTLAW.
Coverage
Coverage of WTO & GATT Panel Decisions includes documents released to the public by the World Trade Organization Secretariat and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
| 1) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (G.A.T.T.) Inception 1948-1994 |
| 2) World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) 1995 - |
Source(s)
General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (G.A.T.T.) Secretariat
World Trade Organization (W.T.O.)
World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) Appellate Body
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The abbreviations for the fields in this database are:
| CI | CITATION | Unique references for citing to specific documents. |
| SO | SOURCE | General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade (G.A.T.T.) Secretariat, the World Trade Organization (W.T.O.), or the World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) Appellate Body |
| PR | PRELIM | Document type, headings that precede the title, and docket numbers, if available. |
| TI | TITLE | Subject matter of the document and the names of parties, if available. |
| DN | DOCKET-NUMBER | Docket number information. |
| TE | TEXT | Text of the document. |
| JU | JUDGE | Name and title of Panel members who prepared the decision. |
| EN | END | Appendices and other supplementary materials, if available. |
Related Research
International Law databases contain documents that relate to relations among nations, especially those involving the United States. Among the subjects included are treaties and other agreements and regulations governing the conduct of international commerce, diplomacy, trade (such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), travel and war.
Related databases: GATT contains the final text of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreements including the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the Statement of Administrative Action issued by the President, and other related GATT documents.
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