Principles of the WTO

The objectives and principles of the WTO

Proclaimed objective of the WTO does not achieve any goals or results, and establishing the general principles of international trade. According to the declaration, the work of the WTO, like GATT before it, relies on basic principles, among which are:
Equal rights. All WTO members are obliged to provide to all other members of most-favored nation (NBT). NBT mode means that the preferences granted to a member of the WTO, will automatically apply to all other members of the organization.
Reciprocity. All concessions in reducing bilateral trade barriers must be mutual.
Transparency. WTO Members should fully publish their trade regulations, and have bodies that are responsible for providing information to other members of the WTO
The organizational structure of the WTO

The official organization is the supreme body of the WTO Ministerial Conference, which meets at least once every two years. During the existence of the WTO was held six such conferences, almost all of which was accompanied by active protests by opponents of globalization. At the head of the organization is General Manager with the appropriate subordinate secretariat. In the submission the Council is a special commission on trade policies of member countries, designed to monitor compliance with their obligations under the WTO. In addition to general executive functions, the General Council manages several other commissions set up on the basis of the prisoners in the WTO agreements. The most important are: the Council of merchandise trade (the so-called Council-GATT), the Council for Trade in Services and the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. In addition, subordinate to the General Council has a number of other committees and working groups to provide the highest authorities of information on WTO developing countries, fiscal policy, fiscal issues, etc.
[Edit] Commission on Dispute Resolution
One of the most important instruments of the settlement may arise between States parties to disputes in the WTO is the Commission on Dispute Resolution (DSB) - a quasi-judicial body to impartially and quickly resolve disagreements between the parties. Over the past few years after the founding of the WTO Commission has been forced many times to solve complex, often quite politically influential trade problems between the States Parties WTO. Many of the decisions of the Commission over the years are perceived ambiguously. Of great concern to activists, environmental causes, such as excessive trade between the countries to the detriment of the environment