The Appellate Body of the WTO and Its Reform
This is the first book that critically examines the reform of the Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in light of the current crisis resulting from the U.S. blocking of the appointment of its members. The reform of the AB is critical
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The Appellate Body of the WTO and Its Reform
The Appellate Body of the WTO and Its Reform
Chang-fa Lo Junji Nakagawa Tsai-fang Chen •
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Editors
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Editors Chang-fa Lo Constitutional Court of Taiwan, ROC Taipei, Taiwan
Junji Nakagawa Chuo Gakuin University Tokyo, Japan
Tsai-fang Chen School of Law National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu, Taiwan
ISBN 978-981-15-0254-5 ISBN 978-981-15-0255-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0255-2
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Preface
The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in crisis. This not only affects its operation, but also decides its future existence. The reform of the Appellate Body is critical in ensuring the most important component of the WTO. Considering the critical timing and the importance of the issues, we decided to coordinate this book to comprehensively examine the reform of the Appellate Body in light of the current crisis. The book covers various aspects of the crisis and its reform. Some of our contributors address certain fundamental questions of WTO’s governance of dispute settlement. Some contributors discuss the reform from the perspective of the Appellate Body’s functions. Various reform options and wider implications are also proposed by some other contributors. We thank the contributors for sharing their sense of urgency regarding the Appellate Body crisis and for providing various insights regarding the reform of the Appellate Body. Their efforts make this book unique and timely. We also like to thank our editorial assistants, led by Ms. Chia-Ying Chien. Wit
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