Special and Differential Treatment Reform in the WTO

This book proposes a new approach to differentiating between developing countries in the context of Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) in the World Trade Organisation. Offering unique insights into SDT reform within the WTO, the book proposes the method of differentiated differentiation and demonstrates its operationalisation.

Auteur

Aniekan Ukpe is a partner at Lex Mercatoria Solicitors, an Abuja-based international trade law and policy consultancy, and a researcher in the field of international economic law. He holds a PhD in international trade law from Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands; an LLM (with distinction) from the University of Dundee, UK; and an LLB from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Aniekan is the first author of the award-winning 'Special and differential treatment in the WTO: framing differential treatment to achieve (real) development' (Journal of International Trade Law & Policy)-winner of the 2022 Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Paper.