WTO 25年的法律与实践:上诉机构是自掘坟墓吗?

IF 2.6 1区社会学 Q1 LAW

Journal of International Economic Law Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI:10.1093/jiel/jgac067

Isabelle Van Damme

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摘要

在世界贸易组织(WTO)争端解决实践25年后，由于WTO成员之间缺乏就(重新)任命上诉机构成员达成共识，该体系继续履行这一职能的能力受到严重阻碍，导致上诉机构于2019年12月解散。这篇简短的文章反映了对世贸组织争端解决现状原因的各种叙述，以及对上诉机构作用的评论。它的结论是，不能将当前僵局的唯一责任归咎于上诉机构。毫无疑问，上诉机构本可以对某些问题作出不同的裁决。然而，询问上诉机构是否或如何自掘坟墓，并没有承认世贸组织成员，无论是集体还是个人，在维护具有约束力、强制性的世贸组织争端解决机制方面的作用，为上诉审查提供了条件。

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25 Years of Law and Practice at the WTO: Did the Appellate Body Dig its Own Grave?

ABSTRACT After 25 years of the practice of World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement, the system’s ability to continue performing that function has been significantly hampered as a result of the lack of a consensus among WTO Members to (re)appoint Appellate Body Members, resulting in the Appellate Body being defunct as of December 2019. This brief contribution reflects on the various narratives of the causes of the current state of WTO dispute settlement and comments on the role of the Appellate Body. It concludes that no sole responsibility for the current deadlock can be attributed to the Appellate Body. Undoubtedly, the Appellate Body could have decided differently on certain questions. However, asking whether or how the Appellate Body dug its own grave fails to acknowledge the role of WTO Members, collectively and individually, in preserving binding, compulsory WTO dispute settlement providing for appellate review.

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期刊介绍： The Journal of International Economic Law is dedicated to encouraging thoughtful and scholarly attention to a very broad range of subjects that concern the relation of law to international economic activity, by providing the major English language medium for publication of high-quality manuscripts relevant to the endeavours of scholars, government officials, legal professionals, and others. The journal"s emphasis is on fundamental, long-term, systemic problems and possible solutions, in the light of empirical observations and experience, as well as theoretical and multi-disciplinary approaches.