Le Contentieux de la Mise En Conformite Dans Le Reglement Des Differends de L'O.M.C. / Adjudicating Compliance in the Wto Dispute Settlement System

Le m canisme de r glement des diff rends de l'O.M.C. se distingue des autres juridictions internationales en ce qu'il comporte un ensemble sophistiqu de proc dures sp cifiquement et exclusivement destin es traiter les d saccords pouvant surgir au cours de l'ex cution de l'obligation qui r sulte pour un Membre de la d cision juridictionnelle qui d clare sa responsabilit . Leur existence m me et la fa on dont les organes de jugement s'acquittent de leur mission t moignent de ce que l'ex cution des obligations r sultant des actes juridictionnels dans l'ordre international n' chappe pas fatalement au droit. Ainsi, le syst me de l'O.M.C. exprime mais aussi r alise une ambition singuli re en droit international: renforcer la garantie de la l galit en habilitant la juridiction encadrer, contr ler, et, en d finitive, participer assurer l'ex cution de ses propres d cisions.

The WTO dispute settlement system has created a sophisticated set of procedures designed with the sole purpose of dealing with all disagreements that can arise between the parties during the implementation process. The very existence of these procedures, and the manner in which the adjudicative bodies accomplish their task, give evidence of the fact that compliance with judgments in the international legal order does not inevitably lie outside the realm of the law. The WTO system thereby expresses but also fulfills a strong ambition, unique when considered through the lens of international law: strengthening the rule of law by vesting the adjudicative bodies with the task of supervising, reviewing, and ultimately contributing to inducing and enforcing compliance with their own judgments.