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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-016-1697-0

Formal or Informal? The Dispute Settlement Mechanisms of China’s Free Trade Agreements

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  • (1. World History Postdoctoral Programme, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; 2. The Middle East Studies Institute, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 200083, China; 3. School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 200083, China)

Online published: 2016-03-21

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Abstract

The dispute settlement mechanism (DSM) has long been the focus of attention because of its significant role in the institutional construction of China’s free trade agreements (FTAs). Thus, this paper is to make an analysis of the DSMs of China’s established FTAs from a legal perspective of international regime study, which leads to the finding of a co-existence mode of formal and informal DSMs in China’s FTAs. This paper also discusses the motivation and significance of such a choice.

Key words： free trade agreements (FTAs); dispute settlement mechanism (DSM); informality; formality

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ZHAO Jun1,2* (赵军), HU Yu3 (胡妤) . Formal or Informal? The Dispute Settlement Mechanisms of China’s Free Trade Agreements[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2016 , 21(1) : 44 -50 . DOI: 10.1007/s12204-016-1697-0

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