Date: 2019
Type: Working Paper
Burning down the house? : the Appellate Body in the centre of the WTO crisis
Working Paper, EUI RSCAS, 2019/56, Global Governance Programme-353, [Global Economics]
HOEKMAN, Bernard M., MAVROIDIS, Petros C., Burning down the house? : the Appellate Body in the centre of the WTO crisis, EUI RSCAS, 2019/56, Global Governance Programme-353, [Global Economics] - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/63666
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In December 2019 the WTO Appellate Body (AB) will cease to operate unless the United States stops blocking new appointments. The US argues the AB has exceeded its mandate and has indicated it wants to ensure that the AB performs the role originally assigned to it in 1995. This paper discusses the Uruguay round negotiating history with the view to establish what “going back to 1995” entails. It concludes that this should not be difficult assuming a willingness of the WTO membership to seriously consider the US concerns and acceptance by the US of a commitment by the membership to ensure that the AB operates consistently with its 1995 mandate.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/63666
ISSN: 1028-3625
Series/Number: EUI RSCAS; 2019/56; Global Governance Programme-353; [Global Economics]
Keyword(s): Dispute settlement Appellate Body WTO Uruguay round
Other topic(s): Trade, investment and international cooperation