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Frontiers of Law in China

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Front Law Chin    2011, Vol. 6 Issue (1) : 35-43    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11463-011-0117-5
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Rise and Fall of Trade Multilateralism: A Proposal for “WTO à la Carte” as an Alternative Approach for Trade Negotiations
Zhixiong Huang()
School of Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Under the auspice of the GATT, the idea of “single undertaking” was introduced in the Uruguay Round to get rid of what is called “GATT à la carte” in the Tokyo Round and to strengthen the trading system. However, that approach, combined with other factors, in particular the consensus decision making rule, greatly increased the difficulties of decision making in the World Trade Organization (WTO). This article proposes a “WTO à la carte” approach for trade negotiations and discusses its implications for the future of trade multilateralism.

Keywords multilateral trading system      single undertaking      consensus      WTO à la carte     
Corresponding Author(s): Zhixiong Huang,Email:huangzx1999@yahoo.com.cn   
Issue Date: 05 March 2011
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Zhixiong Huang. Rise and Fall of Trade Multilateralism: A Proposal for “WTO à la Carte” as an Alternative Approach for Trade Negotiations[J]. Front Law Chin, 2011, 6(1): 35-43.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/flc/EN/Y2011/V6/I1/35
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