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The Crisis at the WTO: Where Do We Go From Here?

Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EST)
The Polaris Suite | Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

The WTO’s Appellate Body will cease to function after December, 2019.  What are the implications for the functioning of the WTO and its ability to enforce existing agreements and to negotiate new rules and market access agreements?

Please join WITA as we look at the crisis with the Dispute Settlement Understanding and the Appellate Body, and discuss where the World Trade Organization should go from here.

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The Crisis at the WTO: Where Do We Go From Here?

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

A significant outcome of the Uruguay Round was the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) which created a system of binding dispute settlement with a new Appellate Body (AB) to adjudicate trade disputes.  Efforts to update the DSU and to address the shortcomings of the AB have been unsuccessful thus far, raising the potential for a crisis when the Appellate Body is no longer able to function after December 2019.   While WTO Members are continuing to file dispute resolution cases, the way forward for the AB is unclear. 

Please join WITA as we look at the crisis with the Dispute Settlement Understanding and the Appellate Body, and discuss where the World Trade Organization should go from here.

Featuring:

  • Stacy J. Ettinger, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
  • Marvin Hildebrand, Minister (Economic), Embassy of Canada
  • Jennifer Hillman, Senior Fellow for Trade & International Political Economy,Council on Foreign Relations
  • Bruce Hirsh, Principal, Tailwind Global Strategies LLC & Of Counsel to Capitol Counsel LLC
  • Terry Stewart, formerly, Managing Partner, Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart

 

Additional Speakers TBA!

 

If you are Hill staff and wish to attend, please email Diego Anez danez@wita.org

WITA has a 48-hour cancellation policy. Any cancellations made within 48 hours of this event will be charged to cover costs.