Divisions Remain on DS Reform

Posted 10/10/24

Ahead of a World Trade Organization Heads of Delegations meeting, the co-convenors engaged in overseeing the dispute settlement reform discussions presented an ambivalent, muddling progress report on the crucial “Appeal/Review” mechanism that is expected to replace the binding Appellate Body, said people familiar with the developments.

As part of a transparency exercise, the facilitator tasked with the dispute settlement reform discussions, Ambassador Usha Dwarka Canabady, dispatched a report to trade envoys enclosing the findings by the co-convenors on October 8.

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