Trachtman

In yesterday's FT, Gary Hufbauer and Theodore Moran argue against the inclusion of requirements for core labor standards in fast track legislation: US congressional Democrats, led by Sandy Levin and Barney Frank, are insisting that core labour standards promoted by the United Nations’ International Labour Organisation be included

Yale Journal of International Law's fifth annual Young Scholars Conference will take place March 10 in New Haven.  The topic is The New New Haven School of International Law. They didn't have young scholars conferences when I was young.  Not that I'm jealous . . . .

My initial impression was that Indonesia was misbehaving, entering into a deal with Baxter HealthCare to provide Baxter with exclusive access to Indonesian avian flu virus samples, and declining to provide these samples to the World Health Organization. But let's think this through.  In formal terms, Indonesia happens

Pascal Lamy has made a major break with past WTO positions, and suggested that the WTO should include a chapter on trade and environment.  The doctrinal core of his speech seems to be the following: But it [the Doha Round's promise for the environment] also includes a promise

The Research Handbook in International Economic Law, edited by our own Andrew Guzman, and Alan Sykes, has now been published.  Aside from the chapter on regionalism, it looks pretty good.

The U.S. has begun another dispute settlement proceeding against China--this one over export subsidies implicit in China's tax and other regulations.  Is this intended to help win congressional support for a new limited fast track authority?

Following is the text of a message that I just received from the American Law Institute.  This is an excellent project, and Petros Mavroidis and Henrik Horn are to be congratulated, along with the ALI, for undertaking it. We wish to inform you that the case analyses thus far resulting

Charles Schumer and Michael Bloomberg, in addition to their other many duties, have prepared a report on the future of New York as a financial center.  One of the main thrusts of the report is an attack on the Sarbanes Oxley law, legislated in 2002 as a political response to

There's a nice NY Times profile of Dani Rodrik, highlighting the need for social insurance to promote political support for free trade, at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/business/worldbusiness/30trade.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 (login required). Rodrik, Jacob Hacker and others are quoted

There is a panel on trade at Davos, among 229 panels.  But there is also a panel on "The Scent of Success," "Classic Clarets," and "Reveal Your True Colours."  My personal favorite, from a very quick scan:  "Brands:  Today's Gods."