Abstract
There is a higher prevalence of cyberattacks amongst the least developed and the developing country members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) than its developed country members. To proffer appropriate safeguards against cyberthreats, developed country members are adopting solutions outside of the WTO with Preferential Trade Agreements that specifically make provision on cybersecurity. Normative doctrinal research methodology was used in this research to analyze applicable legislation and rules that are applicable to the WTO members in the area of cybersecurity. The study revealed that the WTO does not have adequate provisions regarding the cybersecurity challenges of its least developed and developing countries, despite their growing significance in the multilateral trade organization. The WTO must formulate comprehensive provisions on cybersecurity that specifically encourages collaboration amongst its members to ensure the free flow of international trade.
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Akindipe, Daniel Oluwadayo and Gbenga-Fabusiwa, Love
(2023)
"Asymmetric Challenges in Cybersecurity Among WTO Members : A Justification for a Veiled Trade Barrier?,"
Indian Journal of International Economic Law: Vol. 14, Article 4.
DOI: 10.55496/ILWB6097
Available at:
https://repository.nls.ac.in/ijiel/vol14/iss1/4
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.55496/ILWB6097