WTO在线争端解决机制构建研究

Building of WTO's Online Dispute Resolution Mechanism

对大部分发展中国家成员而言,启动WTO争端解决机制是耗资巨大的事情。当今世界早已迈入信息化时代,许多国际争端解决机构也已经开始在仲裁、调解等替代性争端解决方式中尝试利用信息网络技术来便利程序的进行。如能构建一套在线争端解决机制,不但可以减少成员参与WTO司法的开支,还能够鼓励更多发展中国家成员以更加积极的态度参加到WTO争端解决司法程序中来,这对WTO法律体系的健康发展非常重要。虽然构建在线争端解决机制会面临网络技术和立法修改上的困难,但仍可通过借鉴众多替代性争端解决机构已获得的关于在线争端解决机制实践的宝贵经验,结合WTO争端解决的自身特点,仿效多边贸易协定文本的规则设计,创制出行之有效的在线争端解决机制。

For most developing country members, starting the WTO dispute settlement mechanism is a costly is- sue. The contemporary world has already entered the information age, Many international dispute settlement bodies also have started to attempt to use the information technology in alternative dispute resolutions such as ar- bitration and mediation so as to facilitate proceedings. If there is an online dispute resolution mechanism （ODR）, it can not only greatly reduce the expenses of members to participate in the WTO judicial procedures, but also be able to encourage more and more developing countries to participate in the judicial process of WTO dispute settle- ment in a more positive attitude, which is very important to the healthy development of WTO legal system. Al- though building the ODR system has the difficulties of network technology and legislative changes, we can use for reference of many valuable experiences in the ODR practice that have been achieved by numbers of ADR bodies, combining with WTO dispute settlement＇s own characteristics, following the designation of DSU provisions, to build a viable ODR mechanism.