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Blog Review of Quinn Slobodian's "Globalists"

I wish the trade wars would slow down a bit so I could do more reflective thinking about big picture issues, rather than constantly monitoring twitter for the latest trade emergency. That doesn't look it will happen any time soon, but I was able to fit in a

Joe Biden on Trade Policy

This is from a Joe Biden interview with the NY Times editorial board: BA: You’ve talked about the urgency of the climate change. The new NAFTA agreement includes no measures aimed at dealing with climate change. At what point should Democrats stop voting for international agreements that fail to

Call for Papers - Rethinking the Role of Institutions in Economic Integration

The law journal Legal Issues of Economic Integration will be holding a conference to assess the changing role of institutions in economic integration, including proposed, contested and new institutions in bilateral, regional and global settings. The conference will take place at the Amsterdam Law School on 8 May 2020. Proposals

The Uniqueness of WTO Court Elections as Compared to other Multilateral Courts

The Uniqueness of WTO Court Elections as Compared to other Multilateral Courts Alexandra Dobre* and Steve Charnovitz The process and structure of multilateral court elections differ across courts in criteria such as judges’ term lengths, nomination and appointment procedures, possibility for reappointment, desired qualifications, and more. In analyzing the International

CfP: International Investment Law & State Capitalism Colloquium

This is an announcement by the joint organizers of the International Investment Law & State Capitalism Colloquium from Athens PIL; the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC) at Tilburg University (the Netherlands); and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) College of Law (Qatar): The Athens Public International Law Center (Athens PIL)

So Many Questions About the U.S.-China Trade Deal

Having had the text of the U.S. - China "Phase One" trade deal for almost 48 hours, I have so many questions. Here are a few of them: 1. What exactly did China agree to? There are a lot of obligations in here, and many of them are

Notification of a Decision To Appeal vs. Notice of Appeal

As I've mentioned a couple times already (sorry, but this intrigues me!), the U.S. filed a notification of appeal in relation to the DS436 Article 21.5 panel report. The U.S. notification said this: the United States hereby notifies the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision

The U.S.-China Trade Deal Dispute Chapter: Effective Enforcement or Just More Tariffs?

As I first talked about here, it appears that the Trump administration has convinced China to sign on to a new kind of "unilateral" dispute resolution process as part of the the Economic and Trade Agreement between the U.S. and China, which was released today. Here'

Trade in Last Night's Democratic Debate

All the candidates on the stage got a chance to weigh in on trade in last night's Democratic debate. Here's what they said: PFANNENSTIEL: Thank you, Mr. Steyer. Let's stay with the theme of America's role in the world and talk about

Sanders and Warren Talk Trade with the NY Times

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren both talked to the NY Times editorial board recently, and trade was one of the issues raised (a tiny bit with Sanders, a lot with Warren). This is from the interview with Sanders: AK: I’m wondering if you could explain how your approach to