Bulletin n. 2-3/2012
October 2012-February 2013
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Jaime Tijmes
    Rousseau y la justicia de la Organización Mundial del Comercio
    in Estudios internacionales : revista del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile , Vol. 44, No. 172 ,  2012 ,  49-59
    This article takes Rousseau's proposition that a norm is just if everyone agrees with it unanimously, and applies it to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) law. Since WTO law is adopted and amended with every Member's involvement and consensus, it can be inferred that normatively it is just. Moreover, some factual doubts regarding the adoption and amendment are dealt with and finally rejected, as well as certain circumstances that could prevent deducing a norm's justice. Moreover, Rousseau's notions also allow us to highlight some interesting aspects of WTO dispute settlement. In sum, it is possible to infer that WTO law is just according to the criteria set out by Rousseau.
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