Simon Lester

This is a guest post from Mona Pinchis on the Mesa v. Canada NAFTA Chapter 11 decision On March 24, 2016, a decision was rendered in the Mesa Power Group LLC v Canada dispute. The Government of Canada released the decision a few days ago, including a concurring and dissenting

From the Washington Post: The Canadian government announced Wednesday that it will introduce legislation next year to decriminalize and legalize the sale of marijuana, making Canada the first G7 country to permit widespread use of the substance. Some Canadians are ready to make money off this: Already, Ontario’s provincial

Todd Tucker picks apart Hillary Clinton's recent statements on ISDS ("With respect to the flawed ISDS provisions in TPP – which I even wrote about in my book – I think we need to have a new paradigm for trade agreements that doesn’t give special rights to corporations

First, there is the issue of health warnings: India's health ministry has ordered government agencies to enforce a new rule for bigger health warnings on cigarette packs, stepping up a fight against the country's $10 billion cigarette industry that has shut down its factories in protest.

Here's something President Obama just said: “If we open up the possibility that individuals and the United States can routinely start suing over governments, then we are also opening up the United States to being continually sued by individuals in other countries.” Although having watched the video myself,

A couple weeks ago, I asked this question: What steps will the U.S. take now to prove its compliance [in Tuna]? Note that Mexico has already proposed suspension of concessions, and the U.S. has objected to the level of suspension, so the matter has been referred to arbitration.

The latest two WTO consultations requests were both filed by Brazil: Thailand - Subsidies on Sugar 507 Brazil Thailand Apr 04, 2016 Agriculture, SCM Indonesia - Measures Concerning the Importation of Bovine Meat 506 Brazil Indonesia Apr 04, 2016 Agriculture, GATT, Licensing, SPS, TBT They were filed on the same day, against

Last time, it was the U.S. challenging India. This time, it may be India challenging the U.S.: Charging Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said India file 16 cases against the US for giving protection to solar

This is from trade lawyers John Veroneau and Shara Aranoff: Congress should expand its use of Section 332 beyond general investigations by enabling the ITC to issue Trade Enforcement Advisory Opinions regarding specific allegations of trade violations. The process would work like this: A qualified U.S. company would file