Opportunity to Apply for Nominations to the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Roster of Panel Candidates

Résumé

The DSU provides a mechanism for the settlement of disputes between the governments which are members of the WTO. A three-person panel conducts each dispute settlement proceeding and issues a report for consideration by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in which representatives of all WTO members participate. The DSU also provides for the WTO Secretariat to maintain an indicative roster of well- qualified governmental and non-governmental individuals, to assist in the selection of panelists for dispute settlement proceedings. Section 123(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), Public Law 103-405, provides that the Trade Representative shall seek to ensure that persons appointed to the WTO roster are well-qualified and that the roster includes persons with expertise in all of the subject matters covered by the Uruguay Round Agreements. USTR invites citizens of the United States with appropriate qualifications to apply for consideration as a nominee to the roster.