The Uruguay Round and the WTO: the new organization and its antecedents -- Bretton Woods, the ITO, the GATT and the WTO -- The WTO: charter and organization -- Dispute settlement and the WTO -- Reflections on and implications of the WTO constitution -- Appendices: The WTO agreement -- Understanding on rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes -- The organization; members and observers -- WTO structure: organization chart -- Outline of Uruguay Round texts -- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 -- Ministerial declaration on the Uruguay Round.