Doha Round Schisms: Numerous, Technical, and Deep

168 Pages Posted: 13 Apr 2011

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Raj Bhala

University of Kansas - School of Law; International Bar Association; Dentons U.S. LLP; Bloomberg Quint / BQ Prime

Date Written: April 12, 2011

Abstract

[...] This article chronicles the schisms in the Doha Round, which was launched in November 2001 in the Qatari capital, with resoluteness to fight back in the international economic arena against terrorism. Yet, many of the schisms existed well before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, dating from the 1986-94 Uruguay Round, and even before. The solidarity in the post-9/11 environment proved short-lived, and was perhaps nothing more than a thin veil. Sections II, III, and IV, respectively, cover the fall 2007 Doha Round talks in agriculture, industrial trade and services, and trade remedy rules. Section V reviews the winter 2007 discussions on agriculture. Section VI summarizes the Draft Modalities Texts of February 2008. Section VII offers concluding observations.

Keywords: Doha Round, International Trade

JEL Classification: F19, K39, O13

Suggested Citation

Bhala, Raj, Doha Round Schisms: Numerous, Technical, and Deep (April 12, 2011). Loyola University Chicago International Law Review, Vol. 6, pp. 5-171, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1808215

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