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Remembering WTO DG Mike Moore

Steve Charnovitz 2 February 2020 I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Mike Moore, the WTO's 3rd Director General. Moore was a great statesman of New Zealand and served briefly as its Prime Minister. In the trade community, Moore is remembered for his hard work

Guest Post: Update from ‘the Void’: Questions for the new Interim Appeal Agreement (IAAA)

This is a guest post by Mattijs Kempynck* & Akhil Raina** Introduction: Learning how to say ‘I-A-A-A’ The recent Davos summit filled in the ‘void’ somewhat. Ever since the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body (AB) became non-functional in early December last year, commentators of

Job Advert Stanford Law School Teaching Fellowship

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL seeks to hire a teaching fellow for the LLM Program in International Economic Law, Business & Policy. The appointment is for a two-year position with the possibility of a third year by mutual agreement, beginning In August 2020. The fellow will assume significant academic, advising and

Deadline for SIEL / JIEL / OUP Essay Prize Approaching: 14 February 2020

Deadline for SIEL / JIEL / OUP Essay Prize Approaching: 14 February 2020 The annual SIEL / JIEL / OUP Essay Prize is awarded to the best essay submitted on any topic in the field of international economic law. It is open to all current undergraduate and graduate students of any university or other

ISDS Reform: Designing Permanent Institutions at Working Group III

Last week, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III (WGIII) turned squarely to designing permanent adjudicative institutions for the resolution of investment disputes. As readers of this blog may be aware, WGIII is charged with developing multilateral reforms to the current ad hoc system of

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)