Functional Responsibility of International Organisations The European Union and International Economic Law
Book contents
- Functional Responsibility of InternationalOrganizations
- Functional Responsibility of International Organizations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Legal Foundations of the International Responsibility of the European Union
- Part II Functional International Responsibility
- 5 The Nature of Remedies in International Economic Law
- 6 Identification of the Proper Respondents
- 7 The Optimal Respondent
- 8 Multiple Respondents in WTO Dispute Settlement
- 9 Normative Implications for the EU’s Free Trade Agreements
- 10 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - The Optimal Respondent
from Part II - Functional International Responsibility
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2021
Book contents
- Functional Responsibility of InternationalOrganizations
- Functional Responsibility of International Organizations
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Legal Foundations of the International Responsibility of the European Union
- Part II Functional International Responsibility
- 5 The Nature of Remedies in International Economic Law
- 6 Identification of the Proper Respondents
- 7 The Optimal Respondent
- 8 Multiple Respondents in WTO Dispute Settlement
- 9 Normative Implications for the EU’s Free Trade Agreements
- 10 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The aim of Chapter 7 is to explain the patterns identified in Chapter 6. In particular, it looks into the characteristics of the WTO and the ECT treaty regimes to explain why the EU is the optimal respondent in trade disputes, whereas Member States are exclusive respondents in investment arbitration.
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- Functional Responsibility of International OrganisationsThe European Union and International Economic Law, pp. 160 - 193Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021