22/07/2019 (Agence Europe) – On 22 July in Geneva, the United States again refused to appoint judges to the Appellate Body (AB) of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (see EUROPE B12146A16). Month after month, the number of WTO members calling for the launch of the judicial selection process is increasing, however: this time 114, or 70% of the members. To this call, Washington replied it is "still not in the position to support the proposal", pointing out "the excessive nature and contempt...