DISPUTED COURT:
A Look at the Challenges To (and From)
The WTO Dispute Settlement System

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
(Registration from 8:30 a.m.)
The National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC   20045

U.S. displeasure with some Appellate Body  rulings has found expression in the U.S. decision to block certain Appellate Body apointments.  Beyond the immediate issues of particular disputes, these developments underscore differences over the nature of the WTO itself and the relationship of WTO members to the organziation and its rulings.   Ambassador  Lighthizer raised these issues as this week's  WTO conference in Buenos Airess, but at the  WTO they remain topics for the future.   They will be front and center, however, at this GBD colloquium, which will include presentations from ... 

Speakers 

John Magnus
TradeWins LLC 

Jennifer A. Hillman
Georgetown University School of Law
Former Member, WTO Appellate Body

Terence Stewart
Stewart and Stewart , and

Pablo Bentes
Steptoe & Johnson

Price: $45 General Admission.  There is no charge for GBD Members, U.S. Government staff, or press. 

To Register.  Simply click the registration button below and follow the prompts.  We look forward to seeing you on December 20.