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Comments on The EU's Proposal for Article 25 Arbitration

Steve Charnovitz 6 June 2019 This is a follow-up to my earlier post "The WTO Appellate Body Crisis - A Critique of the EU's Article 25 Proposal." See <https://ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2019/06/the-wto-appellate-body-crisis-a-critique-of-the-eus-article-25-proposal.html>. Thanks to Tom Miles for posting the Draft

The WTO Appellate Body Crisis: A Critique of the EU's Article 25 Proposal

Steve Charnovitz 2 June 2019 Recent reports indicate that the EU is proposing to use Article 25 of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) to provide a temporary solution to the ongoing crisis in the Appellate Body of not having enough appellators to adjudicate appeals and to render

Trump's Threatened Tariffs on Mexico Show the Need for Congress to Curb Emergency Authority

Steve Charnovitz May 31, 2019 Yesterday on May 30, President Trump threatened to impose escalating tariffs on Mexico unless the Mexican government takes action to stem the tide of individuals lacking US entry visas from seeking to cross over the Mexican side of the US-Mexican border. Whether Mexico has an

The Missing Legal Strategy for the US-China Trade War

The Missing Legal Strategy for the US-China Trade War Steve Charnovitz 23 May 2019 The Trump Administration's strategy against China suffers many flaws, the most serious of which is the failure to use judicial procedures in the WTO. As my recent study https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.

A Defense of the Beleaguered WTO Appellate Body

A Defense of the Beleaguered WTO Appellate Body Steve Charnovitz 9 May 2019 In November 2017, I authored a paper warning that the Trump Administration was seeking to eviscerate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement. At the same time, I put forward a specific proposal for what the Appellate Body

My New Article Criticizing the Trump Administration's Trade and Climate Policies

Blog readers may be interested in my new article titled "How American Rejectionism Undermines International Economic Law" published in 2019 in Volume 10 of Trade, Law and Development. Abstract: The completion of the Trump Administration’s first two years is an appropriate moment to take stock of the

RIP ITR

R.I.P. BNA's International Trade Reporter Steve Charnovitz For as long as I can remember, the best source for current international trade news as well as archival trade news, was the International Trade Reporter published by BNA, once known as the Bureau of National Affairs. At the

The Section 301 Action Against China (Fed. Reg. filing by Steve Charnovitz)

Comments by Professor Steve Charnovitz regarding the Proposed Determination of Action Pursuant to Section 301 By Professor Steve Charnovitz George Washington University USTR-2018-0018 July 23, 2018 This is a comment regarding the proposed action of imposing an additional 25 percent ad valorem duty on the products classified in the list

Comments by Steve Charnovitz on 232 Autos Investigation Filed 8 June 2018

Comments by Steve Charnovitz on US Department of Commerce Section 232 Investigation of Automobiles, DOC-2018-0002 June 8, 2018 As I noted in my April 26, 2017 comments on the 232 Steel investigation, “the idea that imports of goods, services, or capital could undermine national security is farfetched”[1] My observation

The New WTO Law of Market Economy Status for China

The New WTO Law of Market Economy Status for China Steve Charnovitz 12 April 2018 In this era of China bashing, WTO watchers should be reminded of one area of WTO law where the United States and the EU continue to engage in WTO-illegal behavior. That is, the unjustified application