Abstract

PEIXOTO BATISTA, Juliana. International constitutionalism and the World Trade Organization: the case of accession protocols. Cuest. Const. [online]. 2018, n.38, pp.169-197. ISSN 1405-9193.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24484881e.2018.38.11879.

The objective of this article is to analyze the Accession Protocols of the WTO and observe in what extent they contribute to higher levels of rule coherence, in the pathfor the constitutionalization of the multilateral trading system. According to the literature, the constitutionalization process flows in both directions: on one hand, there is a migration of regulatory functions endowed with constitutional inspiration- from the domestic to the multilateral field; on the other hand, this constitutionalization process returns to the domestic field, in the form of obligations that must be met by WTO members. To that end, first a revision of literature about international constitutionalism as an emerging debate is carried out. Second, the accession process is analyzed. Third, Accession Protocols available in the WTO database are analyzed to bring final remarks.

Keywords : International Constitutional-ism; World Trade Organization; Accession Protocols.

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