Showing posts with label reforms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reforms. Show all posts

Monday, June 10, 2013

Dispute settlement and reforms

Are we going into a possibility of some Dispute Settlement reforms? The statement of the DG, WTO recently indicates this:
"Before I conclude, let me briefly mention the Dispute Settlement negotiations, where the Chairman of the DSB Special Session Ambassador SaborĂ­o, is now launching a new phase of the DSU negotiations on the basis of consultations he held last month with delegations.  As the first step of this new phase, the Chairman will now consult a group of delegations on essentially all outstanding issues in the DSU negotiations.  At these consultations, the Chairman will invite proponents and other interested participants to follow up with a focussed exercise among themselves to explore solutions on specific issues.  The Chairman intends to assist this exercise and ensure its transparency for all delegations."
Looking at this space for more details...