International Governmental Organizations

International Governmental Organizations, or IGOs, are organizations of sovereign states established by treaty and subject to international law. However, the World Trade Organization, for example, enforces a corporate agenda of unrepresentative officials that overlooks public accountability, favors property rights over human rights, and intervenes on behalf of the wealthiest nations.

Keywords: GATT, WTO, subsidies, most favored nation clause

Resources

Sites

• GATT documents
• Official Website of the WTO
• The World Trade Institute
• Citizen's Guide to the WTO
• Z Mag's Primer on the WTO
• Contra la OMC (Español)
• Organizacion Mundial del Comercio, Public Citizen (Español)

Articles

• Report of the WTO Accountability Review Committee
• Transparency, Participation and Legitimacy of the WTO
• WTO and Corporate America
• Citizens' Network on Essential Services: Globalization and International Institutions