WTO Interpretive Theory: Xiamen University Collection of International Economic Law

Author: Zhang Dongping
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: China has become a formal member of the WTO. As one of the developing country members, China should exercise its rights in accordance with WTO rules and fulfill its obligations and commitments under these rules. It can be anticipated that, due to increasingly fierce international trade competition, Western countries will continuously erect new non-tariff trade barriers. Even under the guise of maintaining fair competition, they may resort to trade protectionism, distortively implementing relevant trade measures under the WTO, and constantly introducing new trade protectionist measures with fabricated justifications. In the increasingly complex international economic and trade environment, our country will inevitably be involved in more trade disputes. Therefore, strengthening the study of judicial interpretation in dispute resolution is of great significance for China's participation in dispute resolution. This book applies the basic theories of international treaty interpretation and the provisions on treaty interpretation in international conventions, primarily using a case study approach to elaborate on the treaty interpretation system of the WTO, examine the specific application of customary rules of international public law interpretation in WTO dispute resolution, analyze the role, existing problems, and supervisory suggestions for this judicial interpretation, and explore its legal status.