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Inu Manak

Inu Manak

Senior Fellow for International Trade, Council on Foreign Relations. Associate Editor, IELP Blog. Book Review Editor, World Trade Review.

Guest Post: Energy Policy in EU Free Trade Agreements

This is a guest post from Anna Marhold, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Law and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University, based on her article, "Externalising Europe’s energy policy in EU Free Trade Agreements: A cognitive dissonance between promoting sustainable development and

Guest Post: The national security exception in light of US – Certain Measures on Steel and Aluminum Products

This is a guest post from Csongor István Nagy, professor of law, University of Szeged and HAS-Szeged Federal Markets “Momentum” Research Group In this post, I demonstrate three points. First, at the present stage of development the security exception is only slightly judicialized. Second, acts adopted under this exception

Call for Submissions: Indian Journal of International Economic Law

This is from editors of the Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL) from the National Law School of India University in Bangalore: The Indian Journal of International Economic Law (IJIEL) is now accepting submissions for its twelfth volume (Volume 12). IJIEL is a student edited, peer reviewed annual journal,

Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development

This is from the Board of Editors at Trade, Law and Development: The Board of Editors of Trade, Law and Development is pleased to invite original, unpublished manuscripts for publication in the Winter ’19 Issue of the Journal (Vol. 11, No. 2) in the form of Articles, Notes, Comments and

Canada Introduces Implementing Legislation on USMCA

On May 29, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Bill C-100, the "Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act," into the House of Commons. This paves the way for ratification in Canada, which could take place before the parliamentary recess on June 21st. A number of news

Farewell speech of Appellate Body member Peter Van den Bossche

Peter Van den Bossche, departing Appellate Body member, delivered his farewell speech to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body on May 28, 2019. The full text is below, and certain to generate discussion: Ambassador Walker, Deputy Director-General Brauner, Excellencies, colleagues, friends, ladies and gentlemen, I stand here before you with

2019 G2 Annual Conference on WTO and Global Economic Regulation: 7 to 8 June 2019

This is from the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration and Georgetown Law's Institute of International Economic Law: The 2019 G2 Annual Conference on WTO and Global Economic Regulation, jointly organised by the Graduate Institute’s Centre for Trade and Economic Integration and Georgetown Law&

U.S. WTO E-commerce Proposal Reads Like USMCA

The United States has put forward a proposal for the recently launched e-commerce talks at the WTO. Bloomberg's Bryce Baschuk broke the news (and uploaded the document), noting there are many similarities to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Digital Trade Chapter (19). He's

Call for Papers-- The Law of the Blue Economy: International and South Asian Perspectives

This is from the South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN): The South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its biennial conference on “The Law of the Blue Economy: International and South Asian Perspectives”. The network is a freestanding body associated

In USMCA Ratification Fight, It's Much Ado about Labor

Congressional Democrats are starting to flex their muscles against President Trump’s trade policy. As ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) hangs in the balance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democrats have called on U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to strengthen enforcement of the