Simon Lester

PluriCourts Annual Workshop on The Political and Legal Theory of International Courts and Tribunals 2019: Multilevel Separation of Authority - Autonomy and International Courts June 24-26, 2019, University of Oslo Deadline: 1 December, 2018 Homepage: https://www.jus.uio.no/pluricourts/english/news-and-events/news/2018/workshop-on-the-

The Editorial Board of the Journal of International Economic Law is seeking papers for a forthcoming special issue on ‘Trade Wars’, planned for publication in late 2019. This special issue seeks to take stock of the current trade wars, provide an explanation of their causes and conditions of possibility, and

This is a guest post from law professor Nicolas Lamp: There is no doubt that, over the past year, trade officials in WTO Members have spent countless hours agonizing over the appropriate response to Trump’s national security tariffs on steel and aluminium. They have come up with a number

This is from Inside US Trade: In addition to the cultural carveout, [Jesús] Seade, [the chief NAFTA negotiator for Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador], touted the USMCA’s dispute settlement system, particularly Chapter 20 state-to-state dispute resolution, along with the deal’s provisions for small and

This is a guest post from Risa Schwartz, a sole practitioner based in Canada focussing on the intersections between international trade and investment law and Indigenous rights (@risaschwartzlaw, risa@risaschwartzinternationallaw.com) The United States-Mexico-Canada agreement includes a new provision for the protection of the rights of  Indigenous peoples.

This is a question from an Inside US Trade reporter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer: Q Yeah. Thank you, Ambassador. My name is Anshu, with Inside U.S. Trade. ... And then in a broader sense, on the use of 232, the President sort of said that he made

This is from the ANZSIL International Economic Law Interest Group: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR AND INVITATION TO 2019 WORKSHOP Background The ANZSIL International Economic Law Interest Group (IELIG) was established in 2011 to provide a forum for those interested in international economic law, especially international regulation of trade, investment, intellectual

Back in 2001, a NAFTA Chapter 20 panel ruled that certain U.S. restrictions on Mexican trucking services violated U.S. commitments under the NAFTA. Implementation of this ruling by the U.S. has seen some stops and starts. The new NAFTA clarifies and limits the U.S. obligation: Notwithstanding

The original NAFTA withdrawal provision, Article 2205, said this: A Party may withdraw from this Agreement six months after it provides written notice of withdrawal to the other Parties. If a Party withdraws, the Agreement shall remain in force for the remaining Parties. The new NAFTA withdrawal provision, Article 34.

This is a guest post from law prof Kathleen Claussen: The USTR fact sheet released in late August previewed that the USMCA labor provisions would be the “strongest of any trade agreement.”  To evaluate this statement, rather than look at the agreements in force or the status quo on the