Reviewing the USMCA Pursuant to the review of the USMCA provided for in Article 34.7, USTR has requested comments and is holding a hearing. USTR's comments portal shows 1,515 comments submitted, so a lot of people had things to say!
Call for Papers: Law and Economic Development This is from the ASIL International Economic Law interest group: The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law and the Law and Development Institute are co-hosting a conference in December 2025 in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The conference theme is "Law and Economic
Call for Papers: ASIL International Economic Law Biennial Conference This is from ASIL’s International Economic Law Interest Group: The next ASIL International Economic Law Biennial Conference will be held on May 16-17, 2025, at Michigan Law, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Applications are now open for paper and panel proposals, and the deadline by which to submit a proposal
Book Release - The Future of Trade: A North American Perspective This is from David Gantz and Tony Payan: Our new book on trade law and policy, The Future of Trade: A North American Perspective, was published by Edward Elgar on December 15. For details, see here. "This critical book assesses the current trade policy challenges facing the US and
A Note of Thanks As the bustle of Washington quiets down in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I like to take time to reflect on the things I have to be thankful for in our wonky corner of the world. Back in 2017, I wrote about how I was thankful for NAFTA, which
In a Deal with Taiwan, Biden Secures his First Trade Agreement This is a co-authored post by Inu Manak, who is a fellow for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC, and Amanda Lin, who is an intern for trade policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and a graduate student at the Elliot School for International
Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development This is from the National Law University, Jodhpur, India: The Board of Editors of TL&D is pleased to announce “Sustainability and Inclusivity: Evolving Paradigms of the Global Economy” as the theme for its next Special Issue (Vol. XV, No. 1). While the theme is broad enough to cover
Book discussion: Manifestations of Coherence and Investor-State Arbitration, 2 May 2023, 5 pm – 6 pm (SGT) / 11 am – 12 pm (CEST) This is from the Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore: The Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore cordially invites you to attend a virtual book discussion under the theme “Manifestations of Coherence and Investor-State Arbitration”. The coherence of decisions produced in investor-state
BIICL Training Course on WTO Law This is from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL): The training course in WTO Law offers an in-depth dynamic and applied knowledge of the regulatory framework of the multilateral trading system, covering both the institutional and substantive law of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO has
How Deliberation Can Help the WTO, but Not Fix It This week, the European Union circulated a proposal for WTO reform focusing on the organization’s deliberative function. The EU is upfront and direct in saying that its top priorities for reform are still the same—getting dispute settlement back online, building on multilateral and plurilateral negotiations, and the development