C/L/53. Do the WTO rules cover human rights and should they be changed to provide a better protection for the human rights?

The answer to the question is provided in the form of three parts. In the first the historical background to the development in international law is outlined. The second part provides adequate examples of whether the WTO rules cover human rights and whether the rules in fact have any provision directly applicable to the human rights? The question is answered with the look at GATT 1994 provisions and the provisions of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. The last part of the work is an answer to the second question as to whether the WTO rules should be changed or not? The issue of integration of human rights into the international law and consequently the WTO rules is closely examined here. Providing all the arguments for and all the arguments against such integration.