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The Labor Rights Rationale to Approve the USMCA Steve Charnovitz 13 December 2019 Three days ago, the US, Mexico, and Canada completed talks to update the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that had begun in 2017 and had been touted as having succeeded in 2018.  During

The Attack on the Appellate Body - Events of 10 December 2019 Steve Charnovitz Today, the Standing Appellate Body was felled by the attack of the Trump Administration. By making appellate adjudications impossible, the Trump Administration is now empowered to strategically appeal any WTO panel decision against the US knowing

The Attack on the Appellate Body- Events of 9 December 2019 Steve Charnovitz Today in Geneva, the US ambassador to the WTO, Dennis Shea delivered a Statement to the General Council that was posted on the US Mission portal. His Statement is replete with misstatements. I hope that WTO member

Steve Charnovitz The WTO community is abuzz about a draft Decision that is slated to be considered by the WTO General Council on Monday.  The Decision on "Functioning of the Appellate Body" is posted on the WTO portal. The Decision is designated as an Article IX:1 decision

The Attack on the Appellate Body- Events of 5 December 2019 Steve Charnovitz A story on World Trade Online by Hannah Monicken just crossed my desk in which she wrote: "Even those who do not view Zdouc as part of the problem could begin to view his now-public divisiveness

Steve Charnovitz At today's DSB meeting, press reports state that the US representative "charged that China and the EU, in calling for the continued use of Rule 15, were supporting what the U.S. sees as the Appellate Body’s blatant rule breaking."  In addition, the

Steve Charnovitz 3 December 2019 I was delighted to see the open letter from two current and one former member of the Appellate Body disputing yesterday's news item that various Appellate Body members are seeking the ouster of the Director of the Appellate Body Secretariat. When I wrote

Comments on the Appellator Graham Affair Steve Charnovitz 2 December 2019 A report on World Trade Online this afternoon states that Appellate Body Chair Thomas Graham is threatening to resign from the Appellate Body when his term ends on December 10 unless the WTO ousts the Mr. Werner Zdouc, the

"A WTO If You Can Keep It" Steve Charnovitz 30 November 2019 This is a brief announcement of my new essay "A WTO if you can keep it" published in Questions of International Law, November 2019. The essay provides a historical account of the World Trade