WTO Appellate Body members condemn ‘misrepresentations’ in media
Three World Trade Organization Appellate Body members on Tuesday condemned what they called media “misrepresentations” of their conduct, particularly their assertions during a discussion with the WTO director-general about the director of the Appellate Body Secretariat. The members -- two of whom still serve and one former member who continues to work on appeals under Rule 15 -- also offered their “full confidence” in the director, Werner Zdouc, in a letter to WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo. Their letter came after...