Panel Reports and Appellate Body Reports
The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body may authorize a panel to hear and resolve disputes between WTO members. Either party to a dispute may appeal the panel's findings before the permanent Appellate Body. The materials in this section contain the full texts of reports of the WTO panel and appellate body findings. As noted below, some sources also contain GATT dispute settlement reports.
- Dispute Settlement (WTO) [Electronic]Comprehensive coverage of WTO reports - WTO panel, appeal, and arbitration rulings, along with updates of all WTO dispute settlement cases.
- Gatt Panel and WTO Dispute Settlement Reports [Electronic]Via Nexis Uni. Available from 1948.
- Dispute Settlement (Organization of American States - SICE Foreign Trade System) [Electronic]Provides comprehensive coverage of GATT, 1948-1994, and all WTO reports issued between 1996 and 2000.
Basic instruments and selected documents [Print]
Call Number: Law Library Ref K4603 1947 A46 B38Contains GATT dispute settlement decisions.- International Legal Materials [Print] [Electronic]Contains selected WTO dispute settlement reports.
- LexisNexis [Electronic]Complete GATT and WTO panel decisions.
- Westlaw [Electronic]Complete GATT & WTO panel decisions.
- WorldTradeLaw.netEven though this is a subscription based database, it provides free access to Gatt and WTO Panel decisions and Appellate Body reports through this site.
- World Trade and Aribitration MaterialsCall Number: Law Library Periodicals, 3rd FloorContains selected reports. Law Library has through 2012.
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