WTO国际责任的形式可否选择——法律权利与政策选择

在WTO违法之诉中,违法成员的首要责任是撤销违法措施,违法成员没有任意选择不同责任形式的法律权利。实践中,违法成员可能选择给予申诉方补偿或宁愿承受报复而拒不撤销违法措施,这对WTO协议的履行会产生消极影响,但在非常情况下也会对成员主权形成一种保护。

Can International Duties in WTO Be Chosen?——Choice of Legal Rights and Polices

The primary duty of a defendant in a WTO infringement case is to withdraw its violation. In logic,the defendant is not entitled to other choices. However,in practice,the defendant may choose compensation or would rather bear retaliation than withdraw violation,which will have an adverse effect on the performance of WTO agreements,but may offer a kind of protection to the member states’ sovereignty in extraordinary circumstances.