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Simon Lester

Simon Lester

Co-founder of WorldTradeLaw.net and China Trade Monitor. Non-resident fellow at the Baker Institute.

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Rob Howse on David Unterhalter's Appointment to the AB

Rob Howse is away and asked me to post this for him: David Unterhalter, new Appellate Body Member David Unterhalter, a South African practitioner and law professor, (at Wits), has just been appointed to the Appellate Body to fill the spot left vacant by the untimely death of AB Member

The Doha Failure: Plenty of Blame to Go Around

People have not been shy about assigning blame for the failure of the Doha talks. The G-6 WTO Members who met in an effort to get things moving were Australia, Brazil, the EU, India, Japan and the U.S. Most are blaming the U.S., while the U.S.

The Gambling Dispute: Raising the Stakes

The Gambling compliance dispute is heating up on two fronts. First, Antigua has now filed its panel request with the WTO. It expands slightly on its earlier consultations request, but is mostly the same. Second, the U.S. House of Representatives is currently debating an internet gambling bill that will

Gary Becker on Agricultural Subsidies by Rich Countries

Over at the Becker-Posner blog, Gary Becker says: it is obvious that the present system of farm subsidies in rich nations is a lightening rod for conflict in trade talks with third world countries, while they help their own farmers in highly inefficient ways. Here's the link

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

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