Absence of referees
The "disappearance" of the referee
As a person who learned rugby little by little in the World Cup, I was surprised at the complexity of the rules. It is also a heavy role of the referee who handles the game. Without him, foul play would be a wild ban, and gentleman's sport would be gone.
Watching the Rugby World Cup, I gradually learned about rugby, and I was surprised by the complexity of the rules of the game and the important role played by the referee. Without the presence of referees, foul play would have been allowed and "gentleman's sport" (rugby) would have been unrecognizable.
▼The absence of referees, which cannot be in sports, has occurred in the world of trade. It is such unimmiable news. A "senior committee" at the World Trade Organization that has ruled disputes between countries has criped
In the world of sports, it is absolutely impossible to have no referees on the field, but this has appeared in the field of trade. The fact that the World Trade Organization's (WTO) mechanism for settling international disputes, the Appellate Body, is in a state of "shutdown" is news that cannot be ignored.
The cause was that the United States opposed the election of committee members. It is an excuse that there is dissatisfaction with the judgment of a recent senior committee, and it is a kind of harassment. From the U.S., which has started to impose its own tariffs on foul slerestle, there may be calculations that it is better not to have a referee.
This is due to the opposition of the United States to the selection of new judges. The US side's excuse of dissatisfaction with the ruling of the current Appellate Body Committee is actually obstructing the selection. From the perspective of the United States, which plays the "edge ball" of the rules and imposes separate tariffs, it is best not to have a "referee" (in free trade), which is also the wishful thinking of the United States.
▼ With this, I will leave myself to the "Law of the Jungle" of the jungle and the strongest. There are voices from the European Union who are concerned. I hope that it is not normal for an abnormal situation to prolong and forceful countries to overdo it.
This state of affairs has raised concerns on the part of the European Union that world trade will fall into the "law of the jungle" of the law of the jungle. The appellate body shutdown is an anomaly that persists for a long time, and it would be unthinkable if the rampage of the powerful becomes the norm.
▼In the background of the development of a global trade system after World War II, there is a reflection that the blocking of the economy led to war. In his memoir, Hull, who was secretary of state during the war, said in his memoir that "economic warfare will cause a political war." It might be a commandment which still leads.
After the Second World War, the international free trade system was born, which also implied people's reflection on the war caused by economic collectivization. During World War II, former U.S. Secretary of State Cordel Hull said in his memoirs that "trade wars are the root cause of political wars." Today, this phrase still applies today.
【Heavenly Sound Words】
▲Referee: A referee in the competition. It is a referee in soccer, rugby, wrestling, boxing, etc. referee.
▲Foul play(Hanso): To defy the rules and rules.
▲Go-to-field :(1) Release and keep birds and beasts in the field. Make livestock free-range. (2) Leave it alone and leave it at will.
▲Harassment: Embarrassing the other person by deliberately saying that he or she dislikes it
▲The law :(1) A rule that the people of that society must observe. decision. (2) Order. treatment. (3) Mentality. intention. (4) Be prepared. My heart. (5) Form. Atmosphere.
【Background Information】
WTO rejects U.S. election of committee members as senior committee malfunctions
2019/12/1003:19Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization's senior committee , equivalent to the Supreme Court, has been decrepit due to the vacancy of its members. This is because the U.S. once again refused to be elected on Thursday over the replacement of two members, who will expire on Thursday.
The number of committee members has decreased to three, which is the minimum number required for a hearing, as a result of the U.S. refusal to appoint new members over the past two years, although the number of senior committee members is essentially seven. If the term of office of two people expires on The 10th and the remaining one is one, new dispute cases will not be able to be dealt with.
U.S. Ambassador Toia said at the meeting that he would not support the new election of the committee, criticizing the senior committee for making decisions that transcended WTO rules or ignored them.
The U.S. has questioned that the WTO has made favorable decisions on china's principle of not punishing doubts on issues such as industrial subsidies and intellectual property infringements by the Chinese government.
"A well-functioning, fair and binding dispute resolution system is at the core of the WTO," said Azevedo, the WTO's executive director, stressing that "we cannot abandon what must be our priority: finding a permanent solution for the Senior Committee."
"In two days, the WTO will not be able to come up with binding resolutions on trade issues, nor will it be able to guarantee the right to appeal to the High Commission," Said Machado, ambassador of the European Union.
In anticipation of the suspension of the upper commission, the EU has agreed to have former members of the High Commission arbitrate on issues with Canada and Norway.
Sources of royalties: goo News
Phonetics, word arrangement: Wei Kejing
Background information collation: Youth League
Read aloud: seisei LL
Translation: Stars
Proofreading: NMIYU
Audio processing: Rice
Editor-in-charge: Sun Pengxuan