Pigs, African Swine Fever and the Principle of Regionalisation: Comments on the Appellate Body Report in the Russia – Pigs Dispute

Abstract

AbstractThis commentary examines the recent Appellate Body Report in Russia – Pigs. This case is salient because it offers further clarification of the principle of regionalisation in the context of WTO law. By reading the different terms of Article 6 of the SPS Agreement in a holistic way, the Appellate Body has offered an interpretation of the legal text that arguably strengthens the principle.