Dissecting Trade Disputes between the European Union and Member States under the Jurisdiction of WTO
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The European Union (EU) is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and this membership operates in parallel with that of its individual member states. Within the WTO framework, the relationship between the EU and its members reflects a nuanced balance between supranational integration and the preservation of national sovereignty. This study examines that relationship by considering the EU both as a unified legal actor and as a collective of sovereign states. It focuses on the legal and practical implications of EU membership in the WTO, with particular attention to the dispute settlement mechanism, and analyzes how the EU and its member states assert their rights and fulfill their obligations within the multilateral trading system.
Keywords: European Union, World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement.
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