Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512)

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WTO dispute WTO panel proceeding

Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) is a WTO dispute in which a panel issued a landmark ruling on the scope and justiciability of the GATT Article XXI national security exception in the context of Russian transit restrictions on Ukrainian goods.

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Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit 1
Russia – Traffic in Transit 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO dispute ⓘ
WTO panel proceeding ⓘ
agreementInvoked GATT 1994 Article V ⓘ
surface form: GATT 1994
citation WTO document WT/DS512/R ⓘ
complainant Ukraine ⓘ
coveredProvision GATT 1994 Article V ⓘ
GATT 1994 Article XXI ⓘ
disputeSettlementNumber DS512 ⓘ
forum World Trade Organization ⓘ
geographicalScope transit of goods between Ukraine and third countries through Russian territory ⓘ
importance first detailed WTO interpretation of GATT Article XXI security exception ⓘ
landmark ruling on national security and trade ⓘ
keyFinding GATT Article XXI(b) is not entirely self-judging ⓘ
Russia’s measures were found justified under GATT Article XXI in the circumstances of the case ⓘ
WTO panels can review whether security measures meet objective conditions of Article XXI ⓘ
existence of an "emergency in international relations" is subject to objective review ⓘ
members have some discretion in determining their essential security interests ⓘ
legalIssue justiciability of national security exception ⓘ
scope of GATT Article XXI security exception ⓘ
measureChallenged Russian restrictions on transit of goods from Ukraine ⓘ
measureType restrictions on traffic in transit ⓘ
panelEstablishedBy Dispute Settlement Body ⓘ
surface form: Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO
panelReportCirculated 2019 ⓘ
policyArea freedom of transit ⓘ
trade and national security ⓘ
proceduralStage panel stage completed ⓘ
relatedContext deterioration of relations between Russia and Ukraine after 2014 ⓘ
respondent Russia ⓘ
surface form: Russian Federation
shortName Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Russia – Traffic in Transit
subjectMatter transit restrictions on Ukrainian goods ⓘ
thirdParty Australia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
China ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
Hong Kong, China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
surface form: Korea, Republic of

Moldova ⓘ
surface form: Moldova, Republic of

Norway ⓘ
Panama ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
Ukraine (as third party in other disputes citing DS512) ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Referenced by (3)

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

Article XXI (Security Exceptions) → centralIssueIn → Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) ⓘ
WTO Appellate Body → notableCase → Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit
Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) → shortName → Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Russia – Traffic in Transit