论禁止反言在WTO争端解决中的适用  

The Application of Estoppel in WTO Dispute Settlement

作　　者：阙占文[1] 

机构地区：[1]江西财经大学法学院,江西南昌330013

出　　处：《昆明理工大学学报（社会科学版）》2008年第3期103-108,共6页Journal of Kunming University of Science and Technology(Social Sciences)

摘　　要：禁止反言能否适用于WTO争端解决?由于DSU等WTO协定没有规定该原则,各国对此意见不一。作者指出,作为一个被国际法院等司法机构适用一般法律原则,禁止反言可以通过条约解释时的嗣后惯例或者善意履行等适用于WTO争端解决;但是专家组和上诉机构在将该原则引入争端解决时非常谨慎;当WTO成员负有表述义务时,沉默可以引发禁止反言;本文还提出禁止反言是一项程序性事项,不会增加或减损WTO成员的权利和义务。Because the term of estoppel has no place in DSU and other WTO agreements, WTO members debated whether the principle of estoppel should be applied in WTO Dispute Settlement. According to this article, estoppel, as a general principle of law which had been applied by some international courts and tribunals including International Court of Justice, could find its position in WTO Dispute Settlement, either in the process of interpretation in the sense of subsequent conducts, or as a factor of faithful performance. Nevertheless, the panel and appellate body exercised considerable caution to introduce estoppel into dispute settlement. Silence does not give rise to an estoppel, unless there is duty to speak on one WTO member. Furthermore, estoppel is evidential matter, not altering the rights and obligations provided in the covered agreements.

关 键 词：禁止反言 WTO 争端解决 可适用性 

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