WTO争端解决机制是在GATT争端解决机制的基础上形成的。它是一种比过去任何解决政府间国际贸易争端的程序更加明确、具体、迅速、有效的规则及程序。然而,WTO规则离发展成熟的“国际贸易法院”之路还很遥远,这个新的机制在今后的实践中实际作用的发挥,还有待于包括广大发展中国家成员在内的WTO全体成员的共同努力和维护。 The WTO dispute settlement mechanism was formed on the basis of the GATT dispute settlement mechanism. It is a clearer, more specific, speedy and more effective rule and procedure than any other procedure for resolving intergovernmental disputes over international trade. However, the WTO rules are still far away from the mature “Court of International Trade,” and the actual role played by this new mechanism in future practice is yet to be shared by all the WTO members, including the vast majority of developing countries Efforts and maintenance.