Canada's DSB Proposals Garner Some Support, But Little From Heavyweights

A series of proposals forwarded last month by Canada to share and spread best practices in dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization gained some support leading up to a July 21 Dispute Settlement Body meeting, but lacked signatures from major dispute settlement players such as the United States and China. Seventeen members endorsed the so-called mechanism document, which outlines an approach to develop, document and share practices aimed at improving the WTO's dispute settlement system. Australia, Canada, the European...