WTO争端解决中的司法能动主义

Theoretical Research on Judicial Activism in WTO Dispute Settlement

最近,一度被誉为'WTO皇冠上的明珠'、'世界贸易法庭'的WTO争端解决机制正在接受一场'审判'。有些WTO成员方和学者认为WTO上诉机构在争端解决中奉行了司法能动主义。鉴于上诉机构的司法能动主义可能破坏WTO成员方的权利、义务平衡,因此结合上诉机构的解释实践来分析WTO中的司法能动主义问题尤显必要。本文在综合学界有关对WTO中司法能动主义批判的基础上,界定了WTO中司法能动主义的含义,分析了WTO中司法能动的正当性及其限度并得出结论认为WTO中的司法能动主义不可取。

Lately,the WTO dispute settlement system,which once enjoyed the moniker"the jewelry in the crown of WTO and the world trade court",is on trial.A few WTO members and scholars criticize WTO of being engaged in judicial activism.As judicial activism of Appellate Body might damage the balance of WTO members’rights and obligations,the author deems it necessary to conduct a research on it through the analysis of the Appellate Body’s jurisprudence.The author depicts the criticism as to WTO judicial activism,then defines the concept of judicial activism in the context of WTO,followed by an analysis of the legitimacy of WTO judicial activity.As a conclusion,the author holds that WTO judicial activism is of no legitimacy.