Simon Lester

Here is a call for papers from the Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy (which is part of the Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, National Taiwan University): http://www.law.ntu.edu.tw/center/wto/05publications.asp?tb_index=40 It&

The current WTO panel proceedings in the Hormones Sanctions cases (DS320 and DS321) are noteworthy not just for the interesting issues under the SPS Agreement and the DSU, but also because this panel was the first to open its meetings with the parties to the public.  This took place in

Reuters is reporting on what they refer to as a "UN study" that argues "[t]he world needs clearer rules to judge when trade curbs on environmental or health grounds are justified or are simply protectionist."  It also "urged governments to work out a common

Over at Opinio Juris, Roger Alford has a post criticizing the Appellate Body's findings on zeroing in the U.S. - Zeroing (DS294) case.  He also has an article on the subject, elaborating on his points in the post.  I haven't had a chance to read the

A new journal, The Africa International Trade Review, has put out a call for papers on its site: http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm2/africa_international_trade_review.html The journal describes itself as: "This multi-disciplinary journal, a first in Africa, forms part of the

Guest blogger Bryan Mercurio writes the following: Governments often commission and rely on economic analysis to publicly justify FTA negotiations, but it seems to me that such analyses are becoming increasingly meaningless and even deceptive, at most serving only as a 'best case' scenario and often being used

I've heard a number of people suggest that the Doha failure would lead to an increase in WTO complaints relating to agricultural subsidies.  The theory is that Members were hoping to address their concerns through negotiations, but now dispute settlement is the only option.  It seems that we