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It is often said that the WTO has over-legalized or over-legalized dispute settlement. A thoughtful article by Joseph Weller （Weller 2001） captures this debate well as he explains the tension between the traditional diplomatic ethos and the culture of law. Certainly, the WTO has moved in the direction of legal resolution as opposed to political resolution. This was thought to be of benefit to the smaller countries, but it is not clear how much of a benefit to them it has been.

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Another criticism is that the WTO has over-legalized or over-judicialized dispute settlement. The WTO has certainly moved in the direction of legal resolution as opposed to political resolution, which was thought to be of benefit to smaller countries, but it is not clear how much of a benefit it has been.

另一则批评是说世贸组织对其争端解决的方法过于法律化，或者说过于司法化。世贸组织确实趋于通过法律而不是通过政治去解决争端，人们认为这有利于小国，但到底给它们带来多少好处并不清楚。

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as opposed to

used to compare two things and show that they are different from each other 而不是，e.g.

　　1）The juvenile offender's misbehavior should be well treated, as opposed to punished.对少年犯的不轨行为应该妥善处理，而不是进行惩处。

　　2）Students discuss ideas, as opposed to just copying from books.学生们讨论观点，而不只是把它们从书上抄下来。

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