Simon Lester

On May 16, the ECJ will issue its opinion on the EU-Singapre FTA.  In anticipation of that, here's a new paper on the case from David Kleimann: On December 21, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) published the legal view of CJEU Advocate General (AG) Sharpston

This is from Reuters: Bankrupt U.S. solar panel maker Suniva on Wednesday asked federal trade officials to recommend new duties on imported solar products to combat a global oversupply of panels that has depressed prices and made American producers unable to compete. The company, which was founded in Georgia

I've been asked this question, and I'm not completely sure of the answer.  This is what a CRS report says: An interesting question is the basis on which U.S.-Canada trade would be conducted following a withdrawal from NAFTA. Sec. 107 of the NAFTA implementing

From Politico: The Trump administration is considering an executive order on withdrawing the U.S. from NAFTA, according to two White House officials. A draft order has been submitted for the final stages of review and could be unveiled late this week or early next week, the officials said. The

A WTO arbitrator ruled today that Mexico can retaliate in the Tuna/Dolphin dispute: 7.1. For the reasons set out above, the Arbitrator determines that the level of nullification or impairment of benefits accruing to Mexico as a result of the 2013 Tuna Measure is USD 163.23 million

Here are a couple statements by Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross on U.S. - Canada trade issues.  First this: It has been a bad week for U.S.-Canada trade relations. Last Monday, it became apparent that Canada intends to effectively cut off the last dairy products being exported

The Department of Commerce has made a preliminary determination of countervailable subsidies on imports of softwood lumber from Canada.  This is from the fact sheet: Commerce calculated preliminary subsidy rates for five mandatory respondents: for Canfor Corporation, 20.26 percent; for J.D. Irving, Limited, 3.02 percent; for Resolute

This is a guest post by Markus Wagner, and is cross-posted from EJIL: Talk! International organizations sometimes publish general reports – in addition to the usual annual versions – about their work and the future of their remit. Such reports invariably have a theme and are done when these organizations or the

This is from President Trump's remarks announcing a Section 232 investigation on steel: This investigation will look at how steel imports are impacting the United States national security, taking into account foreign practices such as steel dumping.  Dumping is a tremendous problem in this country.  They're

In a new paper, Mark Daku and Krzysztof Pelc argue that certain countries have more influence than others in shaping the language of WTO panel and AB rulings: We argue that power is most likely to be exercised at the margins. In the case of the WTO, such power can