Simon Lester

Via what is referred to as an "associated document" on the Australia DFAT web site, and a "side instrument" on the NZ MFAT web site, Australia and New Zealand have agreed to exclude ISDS as between each other in the TPP: 3. No investor of New

From the U.S. International Trade Commission: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has instituted an investigation to assess the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement that the President has announced he intends to enter into with Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,

Russia wants further interpretation of GATT Article XXI to be on the post-Nairobi agenda: Interpretation and Implementation of Security Exceptions provided in the Multilateral Trade Agreements 1.5. With reference to the "Decision Concerning Article XXI of the General Agreement" adopted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES on November 30,

This is from Article 28.11 of the TPP Dispute Settlement Chapter: 3. The panel shall consider this Agreement in accordance with applicable rules of interpretation under international law as reflected in Articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969). In addition, with respect

This is a guest post by trade lawyer Adarsh Ramanujan:“Treatment no less favourable” –Article II:1, GATS and Article 2.1, TBT Pursuant to Simon’s earlier post about the appeal filed by Panama in Argentina – Financial Services, I noticed that one of the grounds of appeal relates to

If we want trade agreements to be enforceable, there needs to be a dispute settlement process that functions. The WTO process works well because you have a Secretariat and a Director-General to oversee it.  By contrast, as I understand things, NAFTA Chapter 20 has broken down in the panelist selection

From the SIEL: The Society of International Economic Law has extended until November 20 the deadline to submit paper and panel proposals for its 2016 conference, which will be held from 7-9 July in Johannesburg at the University of the Witwatersrand.  The extended call for papers is here.

From PEPA/SIEL: 5th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL) 2016 Luxembourg, 14-15 April 2016 Organised by PEPA/SIEL in collaboration with the Research Unit in Law of the University of Luxembourg SIEL’s Postgraduate and Early Professionals/

This is from Peter Van den Bossche: The passing of John Jackson leaves us with a feeling of tremendous loss. So many of us owe John so much! He was our teacher, mentor, inspirator, colleague and friend and never ceased to encourage, support and advise us throughout our career. We