Under this mechanism, a WTO panel first hears a dispute, and a WTO member that is party to it may appeal a panel’s decision to the Appellate Body, which is an appeals tribunal that may review a panel’s legal interpretations and uphold, modify, or reverse them.

2022年3月2日 · Many disputes between WTO members are in a state of limbo as the U.S. continues to block appointments to the body responsible for reviewing appeals. Simon Lester from WorldTradeLaw.net and China Trade Monitor outlines how and why the crisis has unfolded, and what needs to be done to move forward.

Appeals to panel reports are considered by the WTO’s Appellate Body, which consists of seven members elected for a four-year term. The Appellate Body can uphold, modify or reverse the legal findings and conclusions of a panel, and Appellate Body reports, once adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), must be accepted by the parties to the ...

2024年9月26日 · The Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has not heard an appeal since 2019. This article explores how adjudicators and member states have navigated WTO dispute settlement in this post-AB world.

2019年10月16日 · Since 11 December 2019, the Appellate Body is no longer able to deliver binding resolutions of trade disputes. Nor can it guarantee the right to appellate review. New appointments to the WTO's Appellate Body are blocked. …

This briefing provides an overview of the Appellate Body crisis by setting out the legal framework that governs the appeals process and discussing some of its perceived shortcomings.

The WTO Appellate Body is facing the biggest crisis in its 23 years of existence: the US has been blocking appointments and reappointments of its members for over a year and a half. As a result, it has shrunk from its normal seven members to four members.

2019年10月14日 · The Appellate Body Crisis; A central role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is to resolve trade disputes between members. When a member believes that another member has violated a WTO agreement, the issue is taken to the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the WTO, wherein a decision is taken.

2012年11月21日 · This article looks at the role of the Appellate Body in the WTO, and provides an overview of the major principles of WTO jurisprudence that have been established by the Appellate Body.

2020年10月17日 · The Appellate Body of the WTO’s dispute Settlement Body has been established as an authority, which is composed of seven members, shall only take up appeals of the cases that have been dealt with by the panel. For every case, the required quorum of the members from the appellate body is three.