“The origins of the WTO lie in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947, now commonly referred to as the ‘GATT 1947’ but for almost five decades just referred to as the ‘GATT’.” (Van den Bossche and Zdouc, The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases and Materials)
Explain the origins of the World Trade Organization, with specific reference to legal authorities such as GATT.
International Economic Law is the module and thus the essay should focus on that.