北美自由贸易区经贸争端解决机制研究——兼论对中国-东盟自贸区经贸争端解决的启示

Research on Trade and Economic Disputes Settlement Mechanism in North American Free Trade Area:Inclusive of a Discussion on Revelations to Trade and Economic Disputes Settlement in China-ASEAN Free Trade Area

北美自由贸易区是世界上第一个由发达国家与发展中国家组成的区域经济一体化组织,其经贸争端解决机制具有多套经贸争端解决机制并存、受案范围广泛、运行程序注重私人利益的保护和专家组程序设置的创新性等特点。通过对北美自由贸易区与中国-东盟自由贸易区经贸争端解决机制在机构设置、管辖范围和运行程序等方面进行比较,总结出其对完善中国-东盟自贸区争端解决机制的启示与借鉴。

North American Free Trade Area is the first regional economic integration organization comprising of developed countries and developing countries with its trade and economic disputes settlement mechanism characterized by coexistence of multiple trade and economic disputes settlement mechanisms, wide scope of accepting cases, emphasis on private interest protection and innovation of the panel procedure settings. The article makes a comparison between North American Free Trade Area and China-ASEAN Free Trade Area in trade and economic disputes settlement mechanism in terms of organization structuring, jurisdiction scope, operation procedure, and in turn summarizes reference and revelation to improvement of trade and economic disputes settlement in China-ASEAN Free Trade Area.