浅析WTO争端解决机制的司法性质及其对国际投资争议解决法的影响

WTO的争端解决机制是一个具有司法性质的争端解决机制，为WTO框架下的多边协议的贯彻执行提供了强有力的保障。由于WTO已经将投资问题纳入其调节范畴，WTO法律框架下的一系列协议都直接或间接地与国际投资相关联，且产生与这些协议的争议都须适用WTO争端解决机制来解决，因此，WTO争端解决机制事实上为投资争议的多边解决提供了新的机遇，它可以弥补一系列传统投资争议解决方法的不足，推动投资争议解决的“非政治化”，确保投资争议解决的公平和公正。

A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE JURIDICAL CHARACTER OF WTO'S DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SYSTEM AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT LAW

WTO's dispute settlement system has its own obvious juridical character. It provides a reliable safeguard for the implementation of WTO's multilateral agreements. On the other hand, the WTO has the obligation to regulate the international investment issues, and the multilateral agreements within its legal framework can exercise influence on the flow of international investment. As the disputes raised from these agreements must be settled according to the WTO's dispute settlement system, the WTO's dispute settlement system is capable of providing new chances and new methods for the settlement of international investment disputes,making up the inefficiency of the traditional investment dispute settlement methods, creating a non politicized climate for the settlement of investment disputes and guaranteeing the justice of the settlement of international investment disputes.