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Icon for www.rieti.go.jpRIETI独立行政法人経済産業研究所 · Dec 3, 2017

Implementation System Under the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism

Legal and Economic Analysis of Retaliatory Measures under the WTO Dispute Settlement Procedure Chapter 4: International Political-Economic Analysis of the Implementation of DSB Rulings and Recommendations Chapter 5: Compliance with International Norms and ...
Icon for tass.comTASS · Dec 27, 2021

WTO is 'paralyzed,' dispute settlement body does not work — Lavrov

Operations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been paralyzed because its dispute settlement body does ... tricks," started preventing the process of appointing employees to positions ...
Icon for www.un.orgwebtv.un.org · Sep 21, 2022

Settlement of Disputes

For the Tribunal election procedure ... of the particular dispute. The International Court of Justice is one of the courts or tribunals that may be chosen under the dispute settlement mechanisms ...
Jakarta Globe · 12h

Trump’s Tariff Offensive and the Erosion of Global Trade Governance

This analysis assesses Trump’s tariff hikes from a legal perspective, with a focus on their compliance -- or lack thereof -- with WTO rules.
Icon for www.asahi.com朝日新聞社 · Mar 23, 2024

EDITORIAL: Reform of WTO key to regaining dispute-settling mechanism

The divide between the United States and the Japan-Europe camp over reform of the dispute settlement ... the WTO’s reform are not limited to dispute resolution. The body’s rule-making process ...
Reuters · 29d

China files complaint with WTO over new US tariffs

China said it had opened a formal complaint against the new U.S. tariffs with the World Trade Organization on Friday, saying the measures violate WTO rules and requesting consultations.
Global Times · 10d

A thorough analysis of the legality of US’ tariff abuses, China's countermeasures

The US' unilateral and protectionist act not only disrupts the international economic structure, but also exposes fundamental flaws in the legality and legitimacy of US trade policies under both international and US domestic laws.
Icon for www.bernama.combernama · Apr 3, 2025

China Initiates Legal Action Against US via WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism

BEIJING, March 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- China has initiated legal action against the United States under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism regarding the latter's latest tariff increase on Chinese products, the Ministry of ...
Rediff Money · 13d

India-US Trade Talks: Steel, Aluminium Tariff Dispute to Feature

India and the US will discuss the re-imposed steel and aluminium tariffs during trade talks next week. The issue was previously resolved through a WTO agreement but the Trump administration reinstated tariffs.
Icon for www.livemint.comMint · 17d

Unilateral tariffs risk retaliation aimed at intellectual property

Countries faced with unilateral tariffs might consider such property a valid target for their response under international law. Article 22 of the WTO’s dispute settlement understanding has had ...
Icon for www.channelnewsasia.comChannel NewsAsia Singapore · Apr 3, 2025

WTO powerless against protectionist wave

But the WTO finds its room for manoeuvre constricted, not least by Washington's move under the first Trump administration to hamstring its dispute settlement mechanism by blocking the appointment ...
The Financial Express · 13d

India, US open bilateral channel on steel, aluminium tariffs

India and the US have opened bilateral talks on steel and aluminium tariffs, even as India challenges the US at the WTO. The move follows new 25% duties by the US, echoing a 2018 dispute. Discussions aim to resolve trade tensions amid national security and safeguard measure claims.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Feb 4, 2025

Amid Trump trade tensions, WTO remains crippled arbiter

Obama, Trump, Biden roadblock - The WTO was founded in 1995 as a successor to GATT, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade dating back to 1948. The process for resolving a dispute at the ...
Icon for www.livemint.comMint · 16d

Mint Primer | Down, not out: Will WTO live to see another day?

A state department spokesman said, “Funding for the WTO, along with other international organizations, is currently under review ... Suspicious of WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism, the ...
Icon for www.aastocks.com阿思達克財經網 · Apr 2, 2025

MOC: CN Initiates WTO Dispute Against US Over Latest Tariff Hike

In response, China has filed a new complaint against the US under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism, targeting Washington’s latest tariff measures. The spokesperson ...
Business Standard · 13d

India to raise steel, aluminium tariff issue with US next week: Official

India has taken up the issue with the US over the re-imposition of duties by America on steel and aluminium and the matter is expected to figure during a meeting next week, an official said.
Icon for www.asahi.com朝日新聞社 · 7d

China wins WTO dispute with Australia over steel products

“Australia remains committed to a fully functioning WTO dispute settlement system so that the rights and obligations of all WTO members can be enforced,” he added. Trade tariffs have been a ...
The Economic Times on MSN.com · 12d

Issue of steel, aluminium tariff likely to figure during India, US officials’ meet next week

India has taken up the issue with the US over the re-imposition of duties by America on steel and aluminium and the matter is expected to figure during a meeting next week, an official said. The official said a similar duty imposition case was amicably resolved by the US and India under a mutually agreed solution (MAS) at the WTO (World Trade Organization).
Icon for tass.comTASS · Aug 27, 2018

Ukraine appeals against WTO decision in railway dispute with Russia

Ukrainian authorities filed an appeal against the decision taken by toe World Trade Organization (WTO) in a dispute with Russia ... appeal in accordance with the procedure. We will not present ...
BW Businessworld · 13d

India Flags US Tariffs On Steel, Aluminium Ahead Of Trade Talks

India has officially raised concerns with the United States over the re-imposition of duties on steel and aluminium exports, a move it views as a breach of the Mutually Agreed Solution (MAS) previously reached at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Icon for www.rieti.go.jpRIETI独立行政法人経済産業研究所 · Dec 5, 2017

Possibility of Inefficient Breaches under WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures: Analysis from the Viewpoint of Law and Economics

This paper attempts to reexamine the dispute settlement procedures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) from the viewpoint of incentive design. The WTO dispute settlement procedures are aimed not only to resolving disputes but also at securing ...