论WTO争端解决机制中的专家小组程序

专家小组程序是WTO争端解决机制的重要组成部分之一.WTO争端解决机制中的专家小组程序源于以习惯法形式存在的GATT争端解决机制中的专家小组程序,但又对后者有所发展.WTO争端解决机制中的专家小组程序主要规定在《关于争端解决规则和程序的谅解》及其附件中,其内容主要涉及专家小组的职能、专家小组的设立和组成、专家小组的工作程序、专家小组报告的通过、专家小组对争端的审理期限等.与GATT争端解决机制中专家小组程序相比,WTO争端解决机制中的专家小组程序优点是:在规定上更明确、在内容上更完备、在程序上更合理、在结果上更公正.

On the Panel Procedure of Settlement Mechanism of WTO Dispute

The panel procedure is one of the most important parts of WTO dispute settlement mechanism. The panel procedure within WTO dispute settlement mechanism arises from the panel procedure within GATT dispute settlement mechanism, but it is more comprehensive than the latter. It is provisioned in Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes and its annexes. Its contents contain:function of panel; establishment and composition of panel; working procedures of panel; adoption of panel reports; time-frame for panel decisions; and so on. to Compared with the panel procedures within GATT dispute settlement mechanism, the panel procedures within WTO dispute settlement mechanism has following advantages:clearer in provisions;better in contents; better in procedures; more justifiable in decisions.