Rewriting precedent : how international adjudicators influence compliance

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dc.contributor.authorKUCIK, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorPERITZ, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorPUIG DE LA PARRA, Sergio
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-27T08:18:31Z
dc.date.available2025-03-27T08:18:31Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractInternational cooperation depends on adaptation to changing conditions. International dispute settlement bodies can play a key role in maintaining cooperation over time. Evidence suggests that when legal bodies successfully adapt the law through the reinterpretation of rules, they can promote state compliance. However, this process is incremental and may not happen quickly enough, which can lead to backlash against international courts. In this article, we analyze these dynamics at the World Trade Organization (“WTO”), the global institution regulating international trade. Relying on data and case studies, we show how the Appellate Body modified its interpretations to promote compliance. Because this cannot happen in every dispute, the WTO illustrates the tensions between consistency and adaptation legal institutions face.en
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dc.identifier.citationMichigan journal of international law, 2025, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 283-336en
dc.identifier.endpage336en
dc.identifier.issn1052-2867
dc.identifier.issn2688-5522
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dc.identifier.startpage283en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/78242
dc.identifier.volume46en
dc.language.isoenen
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dc.publisherUniversity of Michigan, School of Lawen
dc.relation.ispartofMichigan journal of international lawen
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Governance Programme]en
dc.relation.urihttps://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol46/iss2/4/en
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.titleRewriting precedent : how international adjudicators influence complianceen
dc.typeArticleen
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