A Balancing Act: Using WTO Dispute Settlement to Resolve Regional Trade Agreement Disputes
A Balancing Act: Using WTO Dispute Settlement to Resolve Regional Trade Agreement Disputes
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平衡之举：利用世贸组织争端解决机制解决区域贸易协定争端
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2013
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F. Hammond
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F. Hammond
本说明概述了关于建立和维持一个强有力和平衡的国际贸易法框架的建议。作者认为，国际贸易法体系的司法和立法机构之间的机构平衡已经被打破。在世界贸易组织（WTO）中，由于规则制定机构陷入长达十年的僵局，司法能动主义的幽灵在WTO争端解决机制（WTO DSS）试图充分满足其成员不断变化的需求时被提出。相比之下，虽然大多数双边和区域贸易协定都包括争端解决机制，但似乎缔约方在很大程度上继续依赖世贸组织的争端解决机制提供司法检查。为了解决这些问题并恢复平衡，本说明建议将区域贸易协定下的争端提交世贸组织争端解决机制解决。如果得到执行，这一建议将扩大世贸组织决策支持委员会审议国际贸易法中新出现的问题的授权，并为区域贸易协定提供一个解决争端的强有力的司法机制。这项建议鼓励两个系统之间加强接触和互动，从而为贸易法判例的事实趋同开辟了道路。这两个体系的主要优势--世贸组织提供的强有力的司法机制和不断扩大的区域贸易协定网络提供的充满活力的国际贸易法来源--是一致的。Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE /* 样式定义 */
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This note outlines a proposal for creating and maintaining a strong and balanced international trade law framework. The author argues that the institutional balance between the judicial and legislative arms of the international trade law system has been tipped. In the World Trade Organization (WTO), as the rule-making body remains in a decade-long deadlock, the specter of judicial activism is raised as the WTO dispute settlement system (WTO DSS) attempts to adequately address the evolving needs of its Members. In contrast, although most Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) include dispute resolution mechanisms, it appears the parties are largely continuing to rely on the WTO DSS to provide a judicial check. In order to address these issues and restore equilibrium, this note proposes that disputes under RTAs are referred to the WTO DSS for resolution. If implemented, this proposal would provide the WTO DSS with an expanded mandate to consider emerging issues in international trade law, and provide RTAs with access to a robust judicial mechanism to resolve disputes. This proposal encourages increased engagement and interaction between the two systems and in doing so, creates a path for de facto convergence in trade law jurisprudence. The key strengths of both systems—a robust judicial mechanism provided by the WTO and a dynamic source of international trade law provided by the ever-expanding network of RTAs—are aligned. Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */
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