Dispute Settlement Body

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WTO body international adjudicative body subsidiary body of the General Council of the WTO

The Dispute Settlement Body is the World Trade Organization organ responsible for adjudicating trade disputes between member countries and overseeing the implementation of its rulings.

Aliases (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WTO body → international adjudicative body → subsidiary body of the General Council of the WTO →
abbreviation	DSB →
alsoKnownAs	Dispute Settlement Body → surface form: "WTO Dispute Settlement Body"
composition	representatives of all WTO members →
createdBy	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization →
decisionMakingProcess	consensus →
ensuresComplianceWith	WTO agreements →
established	1995 →
governs	formal dispute settlement process in the WTO →
handles	state-to-state trade disputes →
hasAuthority	to adopt Appellate Body reports → to adopt panel reports → to authorize suspension of concessions → to establish panels → to monitor implementation of rulings →
hasMember	all WTO members →
hasSecretariatSupportFrom	WTO Secretariat →
jurisdiction	disputes arising under WTO agreements →
language	English → French → Spanish →
legalBasis	Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization → Dispute Settlement Understanding → surface form: "Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes"
location	Geneva → surface form: "Geneva, Switzerland"
meetsAt	WTO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland →
meetsFrequency	as needed →
officialName	Dispute Settlement Body → surface form: "Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization"
operatesUnder	Dispute Settlement Understanding →
parentOrganization	World Trade Organization →
partOf	Dispute Settlement Understanding → surface form: "World Trade Organization dispute settlement system"
primaryFunction	adjudicate trade disputes between WTO members → adopt panel and Appellate Body reports → authorize retaliation or suspension of concessions when rulings are not implemented → establish panels to examine disputes → maintain surveillance of implementation of recommendations and rulings → oversee implementation of dispute settlement rulings →
procedure	consultations, panel proceedings, possible appeal, adoption, implementation, surveillance →
relatedBody	WTO Appellate Body → surface form: "Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization" General Council of the World Trade Organization → surface form: "WTO General Council"
replaced	GATT dispute settlement system →
reportsTo	General Council of the World Trade Organization →
shortName	DSB →
subjectArea	World Trade Organization → surface form: "World Trade Organization law" international trade law →
typeOfDecision	binding on parties to the dispute →

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Council of the World Trade Organization → actsAs → Dispute Settlement Body →

Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526) → administeredBy → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "WTO Dispute Settlement Body"

Dispute Settlement Body → alsoKnownAs → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "WTO Dispute Settlement Body"

Dispute Settlement Understanding → definesRoleOf → Dispute Settlement Body →

DSU → establishes → Dispute Settlement Body →

subject surface form: "Dispute Settlement Understanding"

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization → establishes → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization"

Dispute Settlement Understanding → establishesBody → Dispute Settlement Body →

Annex on Telecommunications → hasJurisdiction → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "WTO dispute settlement system"

General Council → meetsAs → Dispute Settlement Body →

subject surface form: "General Council (World Trade Organization)"

Dispute Settlement Body → officialName → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization"

General Council → overseesBody → Dispute Settlement Body →

subject surface form: "General Council (World Trade Organization)"

Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) → panelEstablishedBy → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO"

Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) → panelEstablishedBy → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "WTO Dispute Settlement Body"

WTO Appellate Body → parentOrganization → Dispute Settlement Body →

WTO Appellate Body → reportsAdoptedBy → Dispute Settlement Body →

WTO panels → reportsTo → Dispute Settlement Body →

Article 4 (consultations) → requiresNotificationTo → Dispute Settlement Body →

Article XIX (Emergency Action on Imports of Particular Products) → subjectTo → Dispute Settlement Body →

this entity surface form: "WTO dispute settlement"