30 nov 1999 ano - 1999 Seattle WTO protests
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Question 2b.
The developing countries were able to resist the inclusion of labor standards on the agenda of the 1999 ministerial summit in Seattle. Thus, the principle of sovereign equality applies within a mainly consensus-making system. From this principle, we infer that all WTO Members, whether developing or not, are able to exercise popular control of the WTO decision-making and thus have an equal voice in decision-making.
Like its predecessor, the GATT, the WTO operates as a rules-based, member-driven organization. Two most important decision-making bodies are 1) the Ministerial Conference, 2) the General Council. The Ministerial Conference is the WTO’s highest decision-making body, whereas the General Council is responsible for the WTO’s day-to-day decision-making in between ministerial conferences. All major decisions are made by the membership as a whole, with each member having an equal voice. The WTO makes decisions by consensus, but where a decision cannot be reached by consensus, the matter is decided by a majority of votes cast.
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