Formal or Informal? The Dispute Settlement Mechanisms of China's Free Trade Agreements  

作　　者：赵军 胡妤 

机构地区：[1]World History Postdoctoral Programme, East China Normal University [2]The Middle East Studies Institute, Shanghai International Studies University [3]School of English Studies,Shanghai International Studies University

出　　处：《Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong university(Science)》2016年第1期44-50,共7页上海交通大学学报（英文版）

基　　金：the Chinese Education Ministry Key Research Program(No.14JJD810017);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2015M581553)

摘　　要：The dispute settlement mechanism(DSM) has long been the focus of attention because of its significant role in the institutional construction of China's free trade agreements(FTAs). Thus, this paper is to make an analysis of the DSMs of China's established FTAs from a legal perspective of international regime study, which leads to the finding of a co-existence mode of formal and informal DSMs in China's FTAs. This paper also discusses the motivation and significance of such a choice.The dispute settlement mechanism （DSM） has long been the focus of attention because of its significant role in the institutional construction of China＇s free trade agreements （FTAs）. Thus, this paper is to make an analysis of the DSMs of China＇s established FTAs from a legal perspective of international regime study, which leads to the finding of a co-existence mode of formal and informal DSMs in China＇s FTAs. This paper also discusses the motivation and significance of such a choice.

关 键 词：free trade agreements(FTAs) dispute settlement mechanism(DSM) INFORMALITY FORMALITY 

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