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Krugman on Carbon Tariffs

Paul Krugman has a new op-ed on carbon tariffs that made sense in parts but puzzled me in other parts. Here is the part that I thought made sense: ... You can think of national policies designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions as ways to induce a country’s residents to

CBAM enters with a BANG: the European Commission puts forth its carbon border adjustment mechanism proposal

This is a guest post by trade lawyer Victor Crochet of Van Bael & Bellis The European Commission just unveiled its proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (“CBAM”) (available here). The proposal provides for a new system where importers must purchase CBAM certificates to cover direct and indirect carbon

Guest Post: The TRIPS Vaccine Waiver Controversy

This is a guest post from law professor Michael Trebilcock and lawyer Dan Poliwoda: THE TRIPS VACCINE WAIVER CONTROVERSY* By Michael Trebilcock Emeritus University Professor of Law University of Toronto Dan Poliwoda Lawyer, Dickinson Wright LLP University of Toronto (J.D., 2020) July 12, 2021 *We acknowledge the invaluable research

More on USTR's View of GATT Exceptions in Relation to Non-GATT Goods Agreements

In a post from February on the U.S. - Origin Marking Requirements (DS597) case, I asked: "Is the U.S. really saying that Article XXI applies beyond the GATT?" Based on the U.S. first written submission in the case, the answer is a resounding yes. Here&

USMCA Panel Composition in Dairy Case Announced

The USMCA Secretariat has posted information on the panel members in the Dairy TRQ case: Panel Selection — Dairy Tariff-Rate Quotas On July 5, 2021, the Parties to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Chapter 31 dispute Dairy TRQ Allocation Measures (CDA-USA-2021-31-01) completed the Panel selection process. The Panel is composed of the

Section 232, the Scope of National Security, and Projecting U.S. Military Power

In response to legal and political pressure from Congress, the Commerce Department finally released its February 2019 Section 232 investigation report in the autos/auto parts cases. The report is here; the appendices are here. The main recommendation was as follows: The Secretary recommends the following actions the President could

The ITC Report on the Economic Impact of Trade Agreements

In response to a request from Congress (via statute), the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued its second report on the Economic Impact of Trade Agreements Implemented Under Trade Authorities Procedures (the previous report is here). The request covered "all trade agreements with respect to which Congress has

SIEL 2021 Conference

This is from SIEL: SIEL is pleased to invite you to its seventh online Biennial Conference. SIEL’s 2021 Biennial, will take place July 7-9. Registration is now open, please secure your place here https://siel2021.mticket.it/eng/. The 2021 Biennial Global Conference will link international economic law experts

The Latest U.S. Statement on WTO Dispute Settlement

In a statement at the Informal TNC and Heads of Delegation Meeting today, the United States said this about WTO dispute settlement: On dispute settlement, the United States believes that Members must undertake fundamental reform if the system is to remain viable and credible. The dispute settlement system can and

Workshop: Understanding the EU as a Good Global Governance Actor

Workshop: Understanding the EU as a Good Global Governance Actor Thursday, 1 July 2021 08:15 – 12:45 BST The event is jointly organised by the City Law School Institute for the Study of European Law & the H2020 EUTIP network. This work-in-progress symposium brings together the contributors for the