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Kathleen Claussen

Mini-Deals: A First Look at the World of Trade Executive Agreements

With the deadlines now having passed for moving the UK and Kenya agreements through the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) process, there has been some talk about pursuing instead more “skinny” or “mini”-deals especially given that the prospects of renewing TPA remain in doubt. Even apart from TPA, additional

International Economic Law Virtual Book Talk Series

The American Society of International Law (ASIL) International Economic Law Interest Group is hosting a series of four virtual book workshops this summer showcasing recent publications by scholars in the field. Each workshop will be roughly an hour in length and will include commentary from the author and a discussant

Upcoming Conference & Essay Competition of Possible Interest

Two announcements of interest, especially for those teaching trade or customs law this academic year in the case of the first, or for those looking for an excuse to come to Miami next week in the case of the latter -- First, the University of Miami School of Law and

A First Look at the New Labor Provisions in the USMCA Protocol of Amendment

Fourteen months ago, I described on this blog a bit about the labor provisions in the pre-scrubbed USMCA language. With yesterday’s Protocol of Amendment, we have a lot more text to discuss – including changes that make one wonder whether the old reference to the “May 10[, 2007]” bipartisan compromise