GTW 2020: WTO dispute resolution: a holistic approach

Mexico - 30 September 2020

The panel focussed on exploring the alternative ways to settle diasgreements and disputes and reboot the existing dispute settlement machinery.

Here are the skeleton points of my presentation:

Ø AB crisis, right time to rethink the settlement of disagreements and disputes; serves as a deterrent to use the official litigation mechanism

Ø Rethink the role private stakeholders, in particular industries, can play in this for ensuring timely and cost-effective enforcement

Ø PPP arrangements at pre-litigation stage: informal/bilateral discussions and negotiations, committee discussions, formal consultations

Ø PPP arrangements at litigation stage: preparing a legal case, bargaining in shadow of litigation

Ø PPP arrangements at post-litigation stage: public pressure, strategic retaliation

Author

Amrita Bahri