Wto Dispute Settlement at Twenty ― Insiders' Reflections on India's Participation

This book focuses on India’s participation in the WTO dispute settlement system, a context in which it has been one of the most frequent users among developing countries over the past 20 years. It offers a unique collection of perspectives from insiders – legal practitioners, policymakers, industry representatives and academics – on India’s participation in the system since its creation in 1995. Presenting in-depth analyses of substantive issues, the book shares rare insights into the jurisprudential significance, political economics aspects and capacity-building challenges faced by India in this regard. It closely examines India’s difficulties in effectively participating in the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism, the litigation strategies, the implementation of dispute settlement decisions, and the impacts of the findings of the WTO panels / Appellate Body on domestic policymaking and India’s trade interests, among others. In addition to discussing the key “classic” issues, the book also explores local and regional regulatory and policy issues, complemented by selected case studies.

Professor Abhijit Das in currently Professor and Head of Centre for WTO Studies at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). He is one of the leading policy analysts in the field of international trade in India. Prof. Das has worked as a Director with the Department of Commerce and UNCTAD before joining the Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT.

Professor James J. Nedumpara is Associate Professor and Executive Director, Centre for International Trade and Economic Laws at Jindal Global Law School. He has more than fifteen years of experience in the field of international trade and has worked with leading law firms, corporate firms and also UNCTAD before joining academia. His specialization is in trade remedy law and international trade regulation.

Contributors:

Arthur Appleton (Partner, Appleton Luff)

Jayant Raghu Ram (IIFT)

Atul Kaushik (JS, Department of Justice)

Folkert Graasfma (Holman Fenwick Wilan LL P) & Sidharth Rajagopal (Executive Director, Texprocil)

Jayant Dasgupta (Former Indian Ambassador to WTO and Partner, Lakshmi Kumaran)

Scott Anderson (Partner, Sidley Austin ) and Deepak Raju (Associate, Sidley and Austin)

Rajeev Kher (Former Commerce Secretary)

V S Seshadri (Former Ambassador and Vice- Chairman, RIS)

Sidharth Rajagopal (Texprocil)

R V Anuradha (Partner, Clarus Law)

Tapan Mazumder (Director, Department of Commerce)