The Role of Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law (ACWL) in Supporting Developing Countries Regarding the Dispute Settlement Mechanism
Keywords:
WTO, Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM), Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law (ACWL), Developing countries, Least Developed Countries LDCs, Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)Abstract
: Establishment of the WTO is considered as a greatest achievement for enhancing global trade at the end of the last century. The organization has designed a mechanism for solving trade disputed between members of the WTO peacefully. This mechanism is called dispute settlement mechanism and it governs by an independent board which is known as dispute settlement body. However, because there is not a same legal and financial capacity between developed and developing nations for involving this mechanism, the WTO has provided special rules to support developing nations. The organizing also created the Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law (ACWL) to maintain balance between its members. Since 2001, the ACWL has offered legal aid in three different areas which are Legal advice, Training activities and Dispute Settlement Support. The aim of this paper is to evaluate ACWL’s role regarding offering legal advice and its trainings. It also examines ACWL’s role in supporting developing and LCDs regarding dispute settlement mechanism.
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