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29November 1995
WTO ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TOAPPELLATE BODY
TheWTO Dispute Settlement Body today (29November) announced thefollowing
appointments totheAppellate Body:
MrJames Bacchus oftheUnited States
MrChristopher Beeby ofNewZealand
Professor Claus-Dieter Ehlermann ofGermany
DrSaidEl-Naggar ofEgypt
Justice Florentino Feliciano ofthePhilippines
MrJulio Lacarte Muro ofUruguay
Professor Mitsuo Matsushita ofJapan
Theappointments, which willtakeeffect inmid-December, were made according to
theDispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) which stipulates thattheAppellate Body should
comprisesevenpersonsofrecognizedauthoritywithdemonstratedexpertiseinlaw,international
trade andthesubject matter oftheWTO agreements generally. TheDSU alsorequires that
theAppellate Body bebroadly representative oftheWTO membership
Theselection wasmade fromalistof32candidates from 23countries, andwasbased
onaproposal formulated jointly, afterappropriate consultations, bytheDirector-General,
andtheChairmen oftheDispute Settlement Body, theGoods Council, theServices Council,
theTRIPS Council andtheGeneral Council.
Note toeditors:
TheAppellate Body willhearappeals fromdispute panel cases onissues oflawcovered
inthepanel report andlegal interpretations developed bythepanel. Three members ofthe
Body willhearanddetermine anyoneappellate case. They canuphold, modify orreverse
thelegalfindings andconclusions ofthepanel. Thirty daysafteritisissued, theAppellate
Body'sreport willbeadopted bytheDispute Settlement Body, andunconditionally accepted
bytheparties tothedispute, unless there isaconsensus against itsadoption.
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MEMBERS OFTHE APPELLATE BODY
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:
JAMES BACCHUS
James Bacchus oftheUnited States, born1949, isanattorney whohasbeenclosely
involved withinternational trade matters inbothhispublic andprofessional careers formore
thantwenty years.
During histenure intheUSCongress, where heserved twoterms ofoffice intheHouse
ofRepresentatives from1991-1994, hewasappointed totheadhocTrade Policy Coordinating
Committee. From 1979-1981, hehadserved asSpecial Assistant totheUnited States Trade
Representative Reubin Askew.
Since leaving Congress inJanuary 1995, MrBacchus hasreturned totheFlorida-based
private lawfirmofGreenberg Traurig where hebegan hislegalcareer before hejoined the
USTR in1979. Hehaspractised widely intheareas ofcorporate banking andinternational
law.
MrBacchus 'educational distinctions include Bachelor ofArtswithHigh Honours in
History, Vanderbilt University, 1971; Master ofArtsinHistory, YaleUniversity, 1973 and
Woodrow Wilson Fellow; andJurisDoctor, Florida State University College ofLaw, 1978.
HehasbeentheThomasP.JohnsonDistinguishedVisitingScholaratRollinsCollegeinFlorida,
andremains anAdjunct Professor intheDepartment ofPolitics atRollins, where heteaches
political philosophy andpublic policy onavariety ofissues including international trade.
CHRISTOPHER BEEBY
Christopher Beeby ofNewZealand, born1935, hasbeenacareer diplomat formore
thanthirtyyears,specialisinginlegalandeconomicaffairs.Heretiredfromgovernmentservice
inmid-1995.
Having gained hislawdegrees fromVictoria University ofWellington andtheLondon
School ofEconomics, MrBeeby joined thelegaldivision oftheDepartment ofForeign Affairs
in1963, where heworked asthelegaladviser tohisgovernment 'sdelegation thatnegotiated
theNewZealand-Australia FreeTrade Agreement. In1969 hebecame divisional head. In
1976hewasappointed headoftheeconomic division andheldthatposition untilhewasposted
abroad astheambassador toIranandPakistan from1978-80. Upon returning toWellington,
heserved firstasAssistant Secretary andthen, from 1985, asDeputy Secretary supervising,
among other things, thelegalandeconomic divisions. In1992, hebecame NewZealand 's
Ambassador toFrance andAlgeria, andPermanent Representative totheOECD.
Throughout hislongpublic career, MrBeeby hasgathered extensive expertise and
experience ininternational law,dealing closely withtrade, theGATT andtheUruguay Round
instruments, andtheconstruction andapplication ofdispute settlement mechanisms inseveral
different contexts.
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CLAUS-DIETER EHLERMANN
Professor Claus-Dieter Ehlermann ofGermany, born 1931, isaninternationally-
recognized authority oninternational economic lawwhocurrently holds theChair ofEconomic
LawattheEuropeanUniversityInstituteinFlorenceandisHonoraryProfessorattheUniversity
ofHamburg. InMay1995, aftermore than34years ofservice fortheEuropean Commission,
heretired from hispostofDirector-General oftheDirectorate General forCompetition to
theCommission.
In1961 Professor Ehlermann joined theLegal Service oftheEuropean Commission
androsetobecome itsheadin1977. Heserved asDirector-General oftheLegal Service
fortenyears until1987 when hewasappointed spokesman oftheCommission andspecial
adviser ofthePresident oninstitutional questions. In1990 hebecame Director-General of
theDirectorate-General forCompetition, bringing himintoclose contact withcompetition
authorities intheUnited States (within theframework ofthebilateral US-EU Cooperation
Agreement negotiated in1990/91) andinJapan, Australia andNewZealand. Healsoassisted
thefledgling competition authorities inthetransition economies ofCentral andEastern Europe.
Since 1972, Professor Ehlermann hasalsopursued anacademic career, teaching
Community LawinBruges, Brussels, Hamburg, and,since May1995, inFlorence. Hehas
written more than160publications which, since 1991, havedealtprimarily withcompetition
lawandpolicy, industrial policy andinternational cooperation. Healsoserves asamember
onseveral academic advisory bodies, inparticular withrespect tolawreviews.
SAID EL-NAGGAR
DrSaidEl-Naggar ofEgypt, bornin1920, isProfessor Emeritus ofEconomics at
Cairo University andhascombined hisacademic expertise withpublic service formore than
thirty years.
After ateaching career atCairo University DrEl-Naggar joined theUnited Nations
ConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD)in1965asDeputyDirectoroftheResearch
Division, apostheheldforsixyears untilhewasappointed Director oftheUnited Nations
Economic andSocial Office inBeirut, Lebanon. From 1976 to1984, heserved asExecutive
Director oftheWorld Bank representing theArab Countries, before returning toCairo
University asProfessor Emeritus. Since 1991, hehasalsobeenPresident oftheNewCivic
Forum, anNGO dedicated toeconomic, political andsocial liberalization inEgypt.
DrEl-Naggar graduated from theFaculty ofLawatCairo University in1942 and
completed graduate studies ineconomics atLondon University where heobtained amasters
degree in1948 anddoctorate in1951. Hehasalsobeenaresearch fellow attheUniversity
ofMichigan, AnnArbor, Michigan, andavisiting professor atPrinceton University, New
Jersey. Heistheauthor ofseveral books andpapers oninternational trade andfinance,
economic development, andtheEgyptian economy.
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FLORENTINO FELICIANO
Mr.Justice Florentino Feliciano ofthePhilippines, born1928, isSenior Associate
Justice oftheSupreme Court ofthePhilippines andVice-Chairman oftheAcademic Council
oftheInstitute ofInternational Business LawandPractice oftheInternational Chamber of
Commerce inParis.
Before joining theJudiciary in1986, MrFeliciano hadbeenaMember since 1962
ofthelawfirmSycip, Salazar, Feliciano andHernandez, where hewasextremely involved
intradeandcorporatelawcasesandtransactionsconcerninganti-dumping,intellectualproperty
rights, banking andinsurance services, shipping andtelecommunications.
MrFeliciano alsohasextensive experience asanarbitrator ininternational investment
andcommercial disputes attheInternational Centre forSettlement ofInvestment Disputes
inWashington, andattheICCinParis. HehasbeenontheArbitrators Panel oftheAmerican
Arbitration Association inNewYork andwasalsoaMember oftheAsian Development Bank
Administrative Tribunal.
Having beengraduated inlawfrom theUniversity ofthePhilippines, MrFeliciano
wentontoearnhisMasters andDoctorate Degrees inlawfrom YaleUniversity. Hetaught
intheFaculty ofLawoftheUniversity ofthePhilippines andofYaleUniversity. AMember
ofInstitut deDroit International, hehaslectured attheHague Academy ofInternational Law.
Hehaswritten andpublished onvarious aspects ofinternational business lawandpublic
international law.
JULIO LACARTE MURO
MrJulioLacarte Muro ofUruguay, born1918, wasacareer diplomat whohasbeen
involved withtheGATT/WTO trading system since itscreation almost fiftyyears agoand
hasparticipated inalleight rounds ofmultilateral trade negotiations under theGATT.
MrLacarte served astheDeputy Executive Secretary oftheGATT in1947-48. He
returned totheGATT asUruguay 'sPermanent Representative in1961-66 and1982-92, during
which periods heserved asChairman oftheCouncil, theContracting Parties, several dispute
settlement panels, andtheUruguay Round negotiating groups ondispute settlement and
institutional questions. MrLacarte hasalsoserved astheDeputy Director oftheInternational
TradeandBalance-of-PaymentsDivisionoftheUnitedNationsandastheDirectorofEconomic
Cooperation among Developing Countries ofUNCTAD. Hehasalsobeen Uruguay 's
Ambassadortoseveralcountries,includingtheEuropeanCommunities,India,Japan,theUnited
States andThailand.
Inhisacademic career, MrLacarte hasbeenaprofessor attheInternational Association
ofComparative LawandattheUniversity ofComparative LawatStrasbourg University.
Hehaswritten several publications, including arecently-published bookcovering allthesubject
matter oftheUruguay Round from itsinception totheMarrakesh Final Act.
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MITSUO MATSUSHITA
Professor Mitsuo Matsushita ofJapan, born 1933, isProfessor ofLawatSeikei
University andProfessor Emeritus atTokyo University.
Having gained hisdegrees from Tulane University, USA, andTokyo University,
Professor Matsushita wentontobecome widely acknowledged asoneofthemostauthoritative
Japanese scholars inthefieldofinternational economic law. Inhisacademic career hehas
heldprofessorshipsatmanyuniversitiesincludingHarvard,Georgetown,Michigan,Columbia,
andattheCollege ofEurope inBruges, Belgium. Hehaswritten many publications onvarious
aspects ofinternational trade andcompetition andinvestment law.
Inhispublic career, Professor Matsushita hasbeenattached totheMinistry ofFinance
andtheMinistry ofInternational Trade andIndustry asamember ofvarious councils dealing
withtelecommunications, customs andtariffs, export andimport transactions, andindustrial
property .Hehasalsoserved asamember oftheSpecial Grievance Resolution Council
attached totheOffice ofTrade andInvestment Ombudsman.
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