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000301594 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1093/jiel/jgad023
000301594 037__ $$aARTICLE
000301594 245__ $$aChronicle of a crisis foretold$$bhow the WTO Appellate Body drove itself into a corner
000301594 269__ $$a2023
000301594 336__ $$aJournal Articles
000301594 520__ $$aWith 146 decisions delivered since 1995, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) stands as one of the world's most prolific and accomplished international courts. However, the Appellate Body finds itself currently embroiled in a crisis that has crippled it. This article delves into the reasons that may account for this state of affairs. We examine a sample of Appellate Body decisions, that, on the one hand, had significant policy and systemic implications for WTO dispute settlement, but on the other hand, are beset with notable flaws. While it is human to err, and there is no reason why this old adage should not be applicable to international tribunals, by developing an overly dogmatic jurisprudential tradition that has the potential to perpetuate even the most deficient rationale, the Appellate Body invited at least some of the criticism that escalated into political maneuvering that rendered it inoperative. Our aspiration is that this crisis can serve as a source of valuable lessons regarding how to mitigate the risks that international adjudicators must inevitably bear when interpreting international treaties. In an effort to trigger a scholarly discussion on how to make the work of the Appellate Body more sustainable, we outline a possible blueprint to resolve the current deadlock.
000301594 542__ $$fOpen access article, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivative (CC BY-ND) licence$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
000301594 580__ $$aIn: Journal of International Economic Law. - Volume 26(2023), no 3, pages 435-461
000301594 6531_ $$aGlobal Governance$$0319128
000301594 6531_ $$aTrade and Work
000301594 700__ $$aSanchez Miranda, Jorge
000301594 700__ $$aSanchez Miranda, Manuel
000301594 8564_ $$9ee6c6001-bf5a-46b9-b73d-9e0ddc5da7ac$$s611422$$uhttps://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/301594/files/jgad023.pdf
000301594 901__ $$uCentre for Trade and Economic Integration$$0319292
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