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.