Article Title
The WTO and Domestic Political Disquiet: has Legalization of the Global Trade Regime Gone Too Far?
Document Type
Note
Publication Date
Winter 2008
Publication Citation
15 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 351 (2008)
Abstract
The recent "legalization" of the global trade regime (the WTO) has inspired enormous amounts of research and literature. Fewer commentators, however, have examined WTO legalization from the perspective of domestic interest groups. I add to this growing subfield of literature by arguing that the WTO has not exceeded its boundary for domestic political acceptance, nor will it likely do so in the near future. In one respect-" judicial activism"-legalization does, however, present a threat to domestic political support. Still, drawing from historical lessons, I argue that the WTO as an institution will face irrelevance only if both protectionists and multilateralists conclude that the institution no longer represents their interests.
Recommended Citation
Cohee, James R.
(2008)
"The WTO and Domestic Political Disquiet: has Legalization of the Global Trade Regime Gone Too Far?,"
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies: Vol. 15:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijgls/vol15/iss1/14