GENEVA, Dec 19 — The United States yesterday fell foul of its own actions that have weakened the World Trade Organisation after it filed an appeal in a steel dispute with India, even though WTO adjudicators are no longer able to handle such a case. Washington has paralysed the WTO’s Appellate...
The World Trade Organization headquarters are pictured in Geneva, Switzerland, July 26, 2018. — Reuters pic
Washington has paralysed the WTO’s Appellate Body, which acts as a supreme court for international trade, by blocking appointments for over two years. Two of the body’s three members came to the end of their terms last week, leaving it unable to issue rulings. “We encourage prompt unblockage of the Appellate Body by the United States to show to the public its genuine and sincere good faith in this appeal.”
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