This was recognised in 2005 in the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration ‘Aid for Trade cannot be a substitute for the development benefits that will result from a successful conclusion to the [Doha Development Agenda] DDA, particularly on market access. However, it can be a valuable complement to the DDA’ (WTO 2005). To achieve this, we propose that members of the World Trade Organization should adopt a general ‘right to trade’ and a ‘right to development’ operating within the dispute settlement body.