U.S. Slammed At DSB For Blocking Korean Appellate Body Reappointment

The United States received universal criticism at a May 23 meeting of the World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body for blocking the reappointment of Korea's Seung Wha Chang to the Appellate Body, but WTO members generally agreed that the scope of the Appellate Body's authority should be a topic of discussion, Geneva sources said. Korea at the meeting stated its intention to continue to seek the reappointment of Chang, a move that some Geneva sources said could create an intractable...