Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
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The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement is a World Trade Organization mechanism created by a group of members to provide an alternative system for resolving trade dispute appeals while the WTO Appellate Body is non-functional.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement canonical | 1 |
| Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement for Appeals | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WTO dispute settlement mechanism
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appeal arbitration arrangement ⓘ international trade law instrument ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain security and predictability of the multilateral trading system
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replicate key substantive and procedural aspects of Appellate Body review ⓘ |
| appliesTo | disputes where both parties are MPIA participants ⓘ |
| awardEffect | arbitration award replaces Appellate Body report for participating members ⓘ |
| bindingOn | participating WTO members that consent to its use in a dispute ⓘ |
| conditionForUse | mutual agreement of disputing parties to use MPIA ⓘ |
| createdAs | interim solution to WTO Appellate Body paralysis ⓘ |
| createdInResponseTo |
blockage of Appellate Body appointments
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non-functioning of the WTO Appellate Body ⓘ |
| disputeSettlementInstrumentOf | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| disputeSettlementStage | appeal ⓘ |
| establishedBy | World Trade Organization members ⓘ |
| feature |
appeal arbitrators modelled on Appellate Body procedures
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binding arbitration awards on appeal issues ⓘ confidential arbitration proceedings ⓘ pool of arbitrators agreed by participating members ⓘ public circulation of arbitration awards to WTO members ⓘ time-limited appeal process ⓘ written procedures for appeal arbitration ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | global, limited to participating WTO members ⓘ |
| governedBy | agreed procedures among participating WTO members ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MPIA ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
does not amend the WTO agreements
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implemented through agreed procedures rather than formal treaty amendment ⓘ open to accession by additional WTO members ⓘ plurilateral among WTO members ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| institutionalContext | World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
MPIA appeal arbitration arrangement
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Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement ⓘ
surface form:
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement for Appeals
|
| isVoluntaryFor | WTO members ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 25 of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding ⓘ |
| participatingEntityType | WTO member ⓘ |
| proceduralModel |
WTO Appellate Body
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surface form:
WTO Appellate Body Working Procedures
|
| purpose |
to preserve a two-tier dispute settlement system among participating WTO members
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to provide an alternative system for resolving appeals in WTO trade disputes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
WTO Appellate Body
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Dispute Settlement Understanding ⓘ
surface form:
WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
|
| replacesFunctionOf |
WTO Appellate Body
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surface form:
WTO Appellate Body for participating members
|
| scope | appeals of WTO panel reports between participating members ⓘ |
| status | interim ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
WTO law
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international trade disputes ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | arbitration under Article 25 of the DSU ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
WTO Appellate Body
→
successorMechanismProposedByMembers
→
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
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Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
→
isAlsoKnownAs
→
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
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this entity surface form:
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement for Appeals