Kējì Fǎxué Pínglùn (Jun 2007)
從WTO生技產品案爭端解決小組報告看GMO國際貿易中國際貿易法與國際環境法之衝突與解決可能 Conflicts and Resolutions of International Trade Law and International Law of Environment in International Trade of GMOs: A Perspective of WTO Biotech Products Case
Abstract
本文從國際貿易法與國際環境法一般理論角度出發，討論WTO 法規範體系與其他多邊環境協定之貿易措施間可能之衝突，並分析WTO 貿易與環境委員會以及爭端解決機制對於前述衝突之防止與多邊主義協商方式之提倡。其次，針對前述解決方式之不足，本文從法律解釋與法規範衝突法則之角度，論述前述可能衝突之調和方式。最後，本文以新近WTO 生技產品案報告為例，討論WTO 爭端解決機制中適用其他國際法規範之可能性以為說明。 From general theories of international trade law and international law of environment, this article focuses on the possible conflicts between WTO legal systems and Multilateral Environmental Agreements. It illustrates the possible resolutions from the point of view of Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) in WTO and its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), and their promotion of multilateralism. Besides, this article analyses the possible resolutions from the legal interpretation and the rules of Conflicts of Norms, too. At last, it indicates an example of these possible conflicts and resolutions, the recent WTO Biotech Products Case, to demonstrate the possibility for the DSB to refer to others international norms in concrete cases.
