The Power of Law or the Law of Power? A Critique of the Liberal Approach to the Dispute Settlement Understanding

This article criticizes the approach liberal scholars in International Relations and Law have provided to the Dispute Settlement Understanding of the World Trade Organization. Liberal theorists erroneously believe the enhanced legalization of the system, as compared to dispute resolution under the GATT 1947, will reduce the bias towards powerful countries. Este artigo prove critica da abordagem liberal em Relacoes Internacionais e Direito Internacional para o Entendimento para Solucao de Controversias da Organizacao Mundial do Comercio. Os teoricos liberais erroneamente sustentam que a maior legalizacao do DSU, quando comparado ao GATT 1947, reduzira a tendencia de beneficiar paises poderosos.