Burden of proof pertains to legal issues in the disputes, thus the parties can not come to a decision with respect to the bearing party. It is essential subject matter in the domestic and international legal systems. The significance of burden of proof came from its concept that tells us which party (complainant or defendant) in a case must provide proof of a determinate issue at the risk of having the adjudicator rule against it with respect to that issue. The issue of the burden of proof in domestic legal systems is affirmatively stilled. Nonetheless, in the international law still unresolved issue, i.e. the judicial bodies in the international law enjoy the extreme freedom to appoint what is admissible as evidence and also which party bears the burden of proof. WTO dispute settlement bodies toke the position of the international tribunal. Consequently, the Appellate Body and the panel can appoint the bearing party of the burden of proof. In the WTO disputes the Appellate Body stated specific doctrine in order to allocate the burden of proof among the disputing parties. The burden of proof in safeguard measure disputes is inconsistent with the established doctrine in the WTO disputes generally. Moreover, the allocation of burden of proof in GATT panel practices regarding the safeguard measures disputes differs from the recent one under the WTO regime. The characteristics of safeguard measures require special allocation of burden of proof, i.e. the claimant has several difficulties to prove his claim since the data and confidential information in the possession of the seeking party (respondent). The standard of proof in the safeguard measures disputes varies from case to case which constitutes an instability that threats the reliability and predictability of safeguard measures in WTO.
목차
Burden of Proof in Safeguards' Litigations Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Burden of Proof in Domestic and International Procedural Law Ⅲ. Burden of Proof in Safeguard Measures Ⅳ. Conclusion [Abstract]
저자
Sherif Heikal [ Egyptian Lawer, Senior Researcher of Institute of Legal Studies, Yeungnam University ]
한국국제경제법학회 [International Economic Law Association of Korea]
설립연도
2003
분야
사회과학>법학
소개
한국국제경제법학회는 2003년 3월 국내의 국제경제법(통상법) 전문가들에 의하여 설립되었습니다. 한국국제경제법학회는 WTO를 비롯한 국제경제법(통상법)의 연구와 교육의 질과 수준을 제고하는데 제1차적 목표를 두고 있으며, 함께 정부와 기업의 국제경제법(통상법)의 올바른 이해와 활용에 기여하고자 합니다.
간행물
간행물명
국제경제법연구 [Korean Journal of International Economic Law]