Impact of National Interests on Human Rights in World Trade Organization

Relation between human rights and World Trade Organization (WTO), is only a small part of an old issue but it is an updated matter of trade and ethics. Various different human life arena cannot be easily separated in the process of globalization. International economics activities have an effect on human rights at the most remote place on the earth. The primary mission of World Trade Organization is coordinating economic activities of states organizations. But the main purpose of countries representatives in international organizations is maximizing their government’s interests. In this article, we seek to answer this question: What is the impact of national interests on human rights in World Trade Organization? Less developed and developed countries try to show that they are eager to establish a constructive linkage between human rights and trade rules in WTO. But, in fact, a conflict is going on between these two groups of countries. This conflict broken out over the commercial interests of countries, has a negative impact on human rights.