[20061107]RS21763_WTO争端解决：争端解决机构的阶段和未决美国活动.pdf

1 For a more complete and detailed overview of DSB procedures, see CRS Report RS20088,Dispute Settlement in the WTO: An Overview.2 See generally, World Trade Organization, Dispute Settlement Understanding, Art. 4, availableat http:/www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/28-dsu.pdf.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21763Updated November 7, 2006WTO Dispute Settlement: Stages and Pending U.S. Activity Before the Dispute Settlement BodyTodd B. TatelmanLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionCynthia M. BrougherLaw ClerkAmerican Law DivisionSummaryWorld Trade Organization (WTO) member countries resolve disputes pursuant tothe WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU), which establishes the DisputeSettlement Body (DSB) to administer dispute proceedings and contains the rules andprocedures that apply to these proceedings. Since the inception of the DSU in Januaryof 1995, there have been 350 complaints filed. Of these complaints, the United Stateshas been actively involved, either as a complainant or defendant, in slightly more thanhalf, or 178 of these cases. This report briefly describes the various stages o