The concept of “sovereignty” should be distinguished from that
of “interdependence”. Sometimes international cooperation on a
regime of rules requires governments to make the choice to set
limits to their own behavior, with certain exceptions, in the interest
of the common good. However, this is not about losing sovereignty
but about ensuring that everyone abides by rules that
have been mutually agreed. This is not peculiar to the WTO but is
the norm for all multilateral rule making organizations. Without
such a willingness to set commonly agreed limits on unilateral
action, the international system would not be able to function
effectively