The wto dispute settlement system as a legal impediment to iran’s accession to the WTO

While Iran already applied in 1996 for accession to the World Trade Organization, it is not a WTO Member yet. There are several factors which have contributed to the prolongation of Iran's accession process. They are mostly not related to trade issues. Important among these non-trade related factors is a legal impediment that originates from a conflict between Iran's Constitution and the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding. It is this legal impediment, and how it can be overcome by using Iran's domestic law mechanisms, which is the focus of this book. Siamak Amoozeidi has been a legal advisor to Iran's constitutional institutions and European companies. He has conducted research on human rights, crime prevention, controlling illicit drugs, judicial independence and public international law in Iran and, since 2008, on international economic, trade and investment law in the Netherlands.