CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 Introduction Sustainable Development: An Ideal Concept? Dispute Settlement v. Sustainable Development 3.1 3.

2 3.3 The Evolution of the Principle of Sustainable Development in WTO Dispute Settlement under GATT 1947 A Key History of WTO Panel and Appellate Body 3.3.1 4.0 US Shrimp 1 4 11 11 13 14 14 17 17 19

Trade Agriculture v. Sustainable Development 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sustainable Development and Its Implications Agriculture Within The WTO and the DOHA Round Negotiation The WTO Agriculture Agenda and its Repercussions On Sustainability of Land Use 4.3.1 Repercussions on Land Use in Developed Countries

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Environment v. Sustainable Development 5.1 The Environmental Impact of the WTO 5.1.1 5.2 Anti -Environment Rulings in the WTO

The WTO Block Measures Against Global Warming

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Conclusion

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