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Sungjoon Cho

The Rise of the TBT Jurisprudence?

Now, we have a trio of TBT-related Appellate Body reports (Clove; Tuna II; COOL), all of which have been issued quite recently. Is this a harbinger for a more sophisticated set of jurisprudence unique to the TBT Agreement? The answer depends on what you expect from the TBT jurisprudence. If

The U.S.-China Economic Law Conference

The University of Michigan Law School, the University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies and Wayne State University Law School are pleased to sponsor the U.S.-China Economic Law Conference on Friday, February 11 at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Academic experts and government officials from North America,

"Global Competition: Law, Markets and Globalization" by David Gerber

OUP has just published a very interesting, and important, book on the global competition regime. Here is the link. http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Law/?view=usa&ci=9780199228225 and here is the description. Global competition now shapes economies and societies in ways unimaginable only a

Call for Submissions to ASIL Insights - International Economic Law Edition

The International Economic Law Interest Group (IEcLIG) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) is soliciting short submissions to ASIL Insights- International Economic Law Edition. ASIL Insights are meant to provide objective, succinct analysis of topical issues. Subjects should be timely and submissions should be short (less than 2000

A New Journal ("European Journal of Risk Regulation") and a Call for Papers

On behalf of Prof. Alberto Alemanno,As the European Union is increasingly emerging as de facto global regulator of all kinds of rules concerning the environment, human health, and safety, risk regulation is becoming a new lens through which to analyse the European integration process. Indeed, today the most important

Risk, Science and Law in International Governance

Chicago-Kent College of Law, in cooperation with the American Society of International Law's International Economic Law Interest Group and Kim & Chang, presents: Risk, Science and Law in International Governance Date: December 5, 2009 (Saturday) Venue: Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology 565 West Adams St.

Call for Papers: "Risk, Science and Law in International Governance"

International Economic Law Interest Group (IEcLIG) of American Society of International Law (ASIL) Call for Papers ( Deadline Extended ) Risk, Science and Law in International Governance International law in the 21st century has increasingly responded to and been challenged by domestic measures which aim to address various health risks. A number

Will “Zeroing” Be (Ever) Zeroed?

As you may have already known by now, the AB has issued yet another anti-zeroing decision. ( United States- Measures Relating to Zeroing and Sunset Reviews — Recourse to DSU Article 21.5 by Japan ) Even before this report, we all know that the AB has firmly established an anti-zeroing jurisprudence through

Reading the Doha Tea Leaves

It seems that there is a great deal of synchronicity between the global economy and the Doha trade talks. Both of them were in their nadir last summer and now both of them seem to have found their green shoots. Of course, there may be a plethora of explanations why

Obama’s trade policy on the 100th day: then and now

Fair to say, Obama’s trade policy has largely been indiscernible during his first 100 days in the Oval Office. It appears that the exigency from the financial crisis and his original anti-trade position in the campaign has complicated the setting of a clear future trade agenda. More recently, however,