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U.S. Criticisms of the Tuna-Dolphin Rulings and Dispute Process

Here is an excerpt from some comments by the U.S. at the January 11th DSB meeting, focusing on the Appellate Body report in US - Tuna but also having broader implications: • Although the United States agrees with and welcomes the conclusion of these reports that the U.S. dolphin

Guest Post: Venezuela Challenges US’ blockade of its National Cryptocurrency at the WTO

This is a guest post from Sandeep Thomas Chandy, Research Fellow, Centre for Trade and Investment Law (All views expressed here are personal) On December 28, 2018, Venezuela initiated a WTO dispute against the economic blockade instituted by the United States.[1] Among the various claims, one of special interest

New Blog: AfronomicsLaw.org

This is from law professor James Gathii: I am pleased to announce the launch today of http://afronomicslaw.org/, a blog specializing on international economic law matters as they relate to Africa. The blog will complement the growing and important voice of scholars interested in international economic law with a

Doctoral Forum on International Law at EUI

Call for papers EUI Doctoral Forum on International Law European University Institute (Florence, Italy), Villa Salviati, 10 June 2019 The Law Department of the European University Institute (EUI) is delighted to share this call for papers for an intensive one-day Doctoral Forum on international law, taking place in Florence on

Country-Specific Withdrawal from a Plurilateral Trade Agreement

The McClatchy news service reports the following: Now that the Trump administration has revamped the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is taking a look at kicking key countries out of its sister pact, the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Trump officials are taking a very close look at the

Call for papers: Polish Yearbook of International Law 38/2018

From the Polish Yearbook of International Law (PYIL): Polish Yearbook of International Law (PYIL) is currently seeking articles for its next volume (XXXVIII), which will be published in July-August 2019. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers in areas connected with public and private international law, including European law.

USTR's US-Japan Trade Negotiating Objectives

USTR has released its negotiating objectives for the US-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) negotiations. Here are a few thoughts. First, the Trump administration seems determined to come up with names for their trade agreements that are hard to remember and not at all catchy. USMCA and USJTA? They don't

Guest Post: Trade Facilitation in USMCA: De Minimis Importation

This is a guest post from Bashar H. Malkawi, Dean and Professor of Law, College of Law, University of Sharjah Free trade agreements (FTAs) use several rules of origin (ROO) - such as change in tariff category, value-added, and certain process requirements - to determine origin. ROO should have four

CIT Hearing on the Constitutionality of Section 232

Last Wednesday, the U.S. Court of International Trade held a hearing on the constitutional challenge to Section 232 (background on the complaint is here). The full transcript is here. There were lots of interesting exchanges. Here are a few snippets: HON. GARY S. KATZMANN: Can I -- Mr. Morrison,

Confidentiality and Transparency in the WTO's Party-Centric Dispute Settlement System

This is a new paper from Graham Cook of the WTO: For those interested here is a new paper called "Confidentiality and Transparency in the WTO's Party-Centric Dispute Settlement System". The abstract: In the context of WTO dispute settlement proceedings, many of the decisions made by