WTO条约解释规则初步分析(论文资料).pptVIP

第四讲WTO条约解释规则初步分析 WTO争端解决中的条约解释规则 《1969年维也纳条约法公约》第31条 《1969年维也纳条约法公约》第32条 WTO争端解决中的条约解释规则 “WTO争端解决体制在为多边贸易体制提供安全性和可预测性方面是一个核心因素。各成员认识到该体制适于保护各成员在所涉相关协定项下的权利和义务，及依照国际公法上的解释习惯规则（customary rules of interpretation of public international law）澄清这些协定的现有规定。DSB的建议和裁决不能增加或减少所涉相关协定所规定的权利和义务。”（《关于争端解决规则与程序的谅解》第3条第2款） WTO争端解决中的条约解释规则 “ This rule has received its most authoritative and succinct expression in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (the Vienna Convention) which provides in relevant part: ARTICLE?31 General rule of interpretation 1.A treaty shall be interpreted in good faith in accordance with the ordinary meaning to be given to the terms of the treaty in their context and in the light of its object and purpose.  WTO争端解决中的条约解释规则 That general rule of interpretation has attained the status of a rule of customary or general international law. As such, it forms part of the ‘customary rules of interpretation of public international law’ which the Appellate Body has been directed, by Article?3(2) of the DSU, to apply in seeking to clarify the provisions of the General Agreement and the other ‘covered agreements’ of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (the WTO Agreement). That direction reflects a measure of recognition that the General Agreement is not to be read in clinical isolation from public international law.” (United States - Standards for Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline, WT/DS2/AB/R, 29 April 1996 ) WTO争端解决中的条约解释规则 “There can be no doubt that Article 32 of the Vienna Convention, dealing with the role of supplementary means of interpretation, has also attained the same status. ” （Report of the Appellate Body, Japan-Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages, WT/DS8/AB/R, 4 October 1996 ） 《1969年维也纳条约法公约》第31条 “解释之通则”(General rule of interpretation) 1、条约应依其用语按其上下文并参照条约之目的及宗旨所具有之通常意义，善意解释之。 2、就解释条约而言，上下文除指连同弁言及附件在内之约文外，并应包括： （a）全体当事国间因缔结条约