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Dispute settlement system has a panel level and an appellate body. and you are right, that is the appellate body — the second tier — that is paralysed because judges have not been elected. however, the panel level is working and, as we speak, we have about 20 or so ongoing panel proceedings at the moment at the first tier. so, its not quite right that the system is not working. but i want to share with you that some countries have also decided to use an alternative system. actually, some of ...

The mechanisms are paralysed, and theyre paralysed chiefly because the united states has for years now refused to allow the appointment of newjudges to your appeals body. and without those judges, the appeals body cannot work. and without the appeals body, you, as the arbiter of global trade, cannot properly function. how are you going to get out of this problem? stephen, i disagree, so let me share with you what is happening. it is true that our two—tier dispute settlement system has a panel ...