Simon Lester

From the Trade, Law and Development editors: Founded in 2009, the philosophy of Trade, Law and Development has been to generate and sustain constructive and democratic debate on emergent issues in International Economic Law and to serve as a forum for the discussion and distribution of ideas – with a specific

There is some famous scholarly debate on whether WTO dispute settlement rulings are binding.  Here's a media take on it, from the CBC news (in the context of the Ontario feed-in-tariff case): The World Trade Organization appears to have upheld a complaint against the Province of Ontario’s

Let me just wrap up the TLD Symposium by saying thanks to everyone who participated, and hopefully readers enjoyed it.  We've never done one of those before, and I was glad the TLD folks proposed it, set it all up, and did much of the work. I think

SCM Agreement Article 1.1(a)(1)(iii) identifies the following as a "financial contribution": a government provides goods or services other than general infrastructure, ... I was helping out as a panelist in a WTO dispute settlement simulation in Amy Porges' WTO law class, and I came

Many readers probably know Claire Kelly, a trade law prof at Brooklyn Law School.  Well, she will now be moving from judging students to judging litigants at the Court of International Trade.  Here is yesterday's White House press release: Today, President Obama nominated Claire R. Kelly to serve

Article :  Considering Development in the Implementation of Panel and Appellate Body Reports, 4(1) TRADE L. & DEV. 150 (2012) [available here] Reply by Sonia E. Rolland I will first take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Editors of Trade Law & Development and Simon Lester of the International Economic

He is skeptical of the benefits: ... much of what Washington has actually put on the negotiating table is a familiar litany of old-style protectionism aimed at pleasing Obama’s base in the anti-trade wing of his Democratic Party. It mainly comes down to special carve-outs to protect U.S. sugar

CALL FOR PAPERS International Graduate Legal Research Conference 2013 The seventh annual IGLRC will be held on 8-9 April 2013 at King’s College London, in the heart of London’s legal district. The conference provides early career researchers with an unparalleled opportunity to present their work and engage in

From the U.S. Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its November 29 forum exploring the use of enforceable industry codes of conduct to protect consumers in cross-border commerce. The forum will examine how government entities, businesses, consumer groups, and other organizations can develop and

A number of people have asked me about the new edition of the World Trade Law textbook I co-wrote with Bryan Mercurio and Arwel Davies.  I'm happy to announce that (1) it has been published, and (2) as per the announcement below, it can be ordered at a