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April 29, 2025

As U.S. presses the ‘why question' at the WTO, others demand solutions

By Hannah Monicken  / October 16, 2019 at 3:43 PM
GENEVA -- World Trade Organization members face a crossroads in their debate over the beleaguered Appellate Body as a December deadline looms: Do they engage in the philosophical conversation about why the Appellate Body has strayed from WTO rules, which the U.S. has demanded all along, or do they continue a search for solutions to appease the U.S.? The U.S. has insisted it will not entertain solutions until members have explained why the WTO’s Appellate Body has broken the rules...

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