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Simon Lester

Airbus v. Boeing: Some Early Discussion

For those following the Airbus-Boeing WTO dispute, AEI is holding an event titled "Boeing vs. Airbus: The Plot Thickens" on Thursday, July 6. As stated in the event description: Given the rapidly changing competitive situation, the slow pace of the WTO judicial process, and the increasingly hardened diplomatic

Place Your Bets on Gambling Compliance Dispute

The Article 21.5 compliance dispute in the Gambling case has now begun. Antigua's consultations request is available here. According to the U.S., it has implemented properly. As stated in the U.S. status report on the case: On 5 April 2006, the US Department of Justice

Academic Position in IEL

The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, is looking for a "Professor/Associate Professor of International Economic Law." Applications are due by 15 August 2006. See their vacancy notice here. It's hard to think of a better place to be for international economic law than Geneva.

GMOs Interim Panel Report: More Leaks

Apparently the full GMOs interim panel report has now been leaked. Friends of the Earth has made it available here: Descriptive Part and Findings. Here's their press release: http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/leaked_wto_report_us_misle_28022006.html

GMOs: Interim Reporting

As noted in an earlier post, the interim panel report in the GMOs case was issued to the parties yesterday. Despite the confidentiality requirement that applies to interim reports, there has been some discussion of the case in the press. It is unclear at this point how accurate this discussion