The World Trade Organization appointed Chang Seung Wha, a professor in trade law at Seoul National University, to join its seven-member Appellate Body, South Korea’s Trade Ministry said in an e-mailed statement today.

Chang, a graduate of Harvard Law School, will settle international trade disputes alongside representatives of the U.S., the E.U., China, India, Mexico and South Africa, the ministry said.

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