Study on the issue of stare decisis in the context of the reform of the WTO Appellate Body
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2526-6284/2024.v4n4.71591Keywords:
WTO, DSB, Appellate Body, Following Precedent, ReformsAbstract
From a "selection dilemma" to a complete shutdown, the Appellate Body has not yet resumed its normal functioning. The United States, as the initiator, has issued several reports emphasizing the problems of the Appellate Body to justify its actions, including a critique of the practice of stare decisis, which points to the problem of judicial law-making. Although the Appellate Body vehemently denies it, the practice of following precedent does in fact exist. By exploring the institutional reasons behind the precedent-setting practices of the Appellate Body and examining the reform proposals put forward by various countries, corresponding reform recommendations are made.
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