Appellate Body

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
WTO organ
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Dispute_Settlement_Understanding
gptkbp:establishedIn 1995
gptkbp:function hears appeals from WTO dispute panel reports
reviews legal interpretations of WTO agreements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Appellate Body
gptkbp:location gptkb:Geneva
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 7
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:reasonForInactivity insufficient members due to US blocking appointments
gptkbp:renewable once
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Dispute_Settlement_Body
gptkbp:status inactive since December 2019
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:website https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/ab_members_descrp_e.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dispute_settlement_under_WTO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6