UNDERSTANDING THE °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ:
SETTLING DISPUTES
The panel process
The various stages a dispute can go through in the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ. At all stages, countries in dispute are encouraged to consult each other in order to settle “out of court”. At all stages, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ director-general is available to offer his good offices, to mediate or to help achieve a conciliation.
Note: some specified times are maximums, some are minimums, some binding, some not