The Rise of the Spirit of National Interest and the Existence of World Trade Organization Agreement: A Case Study of Indonesia

Abstract

There has been an anxiety over the rise of the spirit of na onal interest on the existence of World Trade Organiza on. This spirit that has been reflected from domes c trade policy, to some extent, has undermined trade nego a on process under the WTO as shown by the failure of the Doha Round to conclude significant trade deals. Countries also started concluding bilateral and regional trade agreements instead of the WTO. This ar cle aimed to analyze whether the rise of the spirit of na onal interest has threaten the existence of the WTO agreements, pu ng Indonesia as a case study. This ar cle is a norma ve research, analyzing the dynamics development of the na onal interest under the WTO, especially Indonesia, and how the judicial body has responded the rise of this spirit in its decisions. This ar cle argues that the spirit of na onal interest will not threaten the existence of WTO as this spirit has existed from the early establishment of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1947 to the latest WTO nego a on. Moreover, the existence of the WTO judicial body will secure the existence of the WTO, especially because it has successfully controlled the overwhelming spirit of na onal interest of its members through its decisions.

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