Publication

This publication examines retaliation and cross-retaliation in the services sector, and whether it could be a means for developing countries to induce developed countries' compliance with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body's rulings. The author explains the process of suspension of concessions in the services sector, with a particular focus on General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) concessions. It also discusses the mechanics of suspending concessions, and explores the legal, technical and economic problems of retaliatory and cross-retaliatory actions.