James K.R. Watson has been researching the international trade and environment subject for more than 15 years. Currently working in Brussels at Weber Shandwick on policy development, he previously worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat on a European Commission funded trade policy project based in Ethiopia. He has completed an LL.M in Environmental Law and a Ph.D on international trade and environmental law.

This book debates the role played by the WTO in the environmental field, and it goes on to offer workable solutions for the international community in respect to the interaction between international trade and environmental law.

The book addresses the development of environmental competency in the WTO and examines the arguments of those who oppose WTO rule making with impacts on the environment. The WTO's interactions with multilateral environmental agreements are considered and it also analyses recent WTO cases including the Shrimp/Turtle case and the Tuna/Dolphin case.

1. The Development of a Judicialised International Trade Dispute Resolution System at the World Trade Organisation 2. The WTO Dispute Resolution Mechanism in Comparison to Other International Regimes 3. The Role of Previous Decisions in the WTO DSU and their Impact on Member State Behaviour 4. Trade and Environment in the International Legal Order 5. The DSB and MEAS 6. Environment under the WTO and the CTE 7. Application of Article XX in the Trade-Environment Context 8. Conclusion