Trachtman

I just happened on a very nice compilation of the U.S. Trade Promotion Authority law and background materials.  It is at http://finance.senate.gov/TradePromotionAuthority.pdf

"WTO Law and Practice: The State of the Discipline February 15, 2008 Chicago, IL The American Society of International Law and the Loyola University Chicago School of Law present the International Law Review 2008 Symposium; a one-day conference and workshop that will focus on recent developments in World

For those interested in the methodology of law and economics as applied to international law, it might be worth checking the latest issue of the Illinois Law Review, for a series of papers using and commenting on this method.

The Jan 10 FT explains that the chair of the large toy company, Hasbro, is calling for global regulatory standards for toys: The US, EU and other jurisdictions enforce unique safety regimes that can force toy companies and their suppliers, most of whom are based in China, to adopt different

I saw an interview in Businessweek of Martin Feldstein, where he expressed concern that a legislative modification of interest rates on mortgages underlying collateralized mortgage obligations and other mortgage securities, intended to protect vulnerable mortgage borrowers, might impair the creditworthiness of U.S. debt securities, and that set me thinking.

Some very quick, and preliminary, thoughts on the Appellate Body decision in Brazil-Tyres.  The AB reversed the panel on the question, under the chapeau of Article XX, of whether Brazil’s exception of MERCOSUR imports of retreads is arbitrary or unjustifiable.  Interestingly, the AB suggested that in order to

I just saw this on SSRN and thought others might find it interesting: Paul H. Rubin - Evolution, Immigration and Trade - washingtonpost.com http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/07/... 1 of 3 5/12/2007 5:29 AM Evolution, Immigration and Trade By Paul H. Rubin

It seems as though one of the prerequesites for a successful round of trade negotiations is support by U.S. business.  Coke seems to be leading the way in drumming up the support, according to today's FT: Neville Isdell, chief executive of Coca-Cola , has criticised corporate leaders

Appellate Body to host session in the Public Forum 2007 on the impact of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism The session will examine the role of the WTO dispute settlement mechanism in the multilateral trading system and, more generally, in the broader context of the deepening and specialization of international

Many of us in the trade cognoscenti toss about acronyms with abandon.  It can be deeply frustrating to students and others.  But here comes a web-based solution:  http://www.acronymfinder.com/.  Give it a try.  My first try was SPS--not very successful.  TBT did a lot better.  Oh,