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Trump's Threatened Tariffs on Mexico Show the Need for Congress to Curb Emergency Authority

Steve Charnovitz May 31, 2019 Yesterday on May 30, President Trump threatened to impose escalating tariffs on Mexico unless the Mexican government takes action to stem the tide of individuals lacking US entry visas from seeking to cross over the Mexican side of the US-Mexican border.  Whether Mexico has
Charnovitz 31 May 2019 2 min read

Canada Introduces Implementing Legislation on USMCA

On May 29, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced Bill C-100, the "Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act," into the House of Commons. This paves the way for ratification in Canada, which could take place before the parliamentary recess on June 21st. A number of news
Inu Manak 30 May 2019 3 min read

Farewell speech of Appellate Body member Peter Van den Bossche

Peter Van den Bossche, departing Appellate Body member, delivered his farewell speech to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body on May 28, 2019. The full text is below, and certain to generate discussion: Ambassador Walker, Deputy Director-General Brauner, Excellencies, colleagues, friends, ladies and gentlemen, I stand here before you with
Inu Manak 29 May 2019 8 min read

CHINA's "INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES": IS THE WTO's AB JURISPRUDENCE ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF A "PUBLIC BODY" AN INSTANCE OF THE WORST KIND OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM?

Technically, China's  "industrial subsidies" are subsidies granted by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) that do not fall under the concept of "public body" as understood by the WTO Appellate Body. Recall that a financial contribution in the sense of Article 1 of the SCM could
Marc Benitah 28 May 2019 8 min read

Seeking Applications for JIEL Editorial Assistant Position

Sent on behalf of Profs. Joost Pauwelyn and Chris BrummerThe Journal of International Economic Law is seeking applications for the position of an Editorial Assistant. This position is half-time and normally for one year, but it has been extended in the past and we are flexible in this respect.
Simon Lester 27 May 2019 1 min read

The Book "The WTO Law of Subsidies: A Comprehensive Approach" is now published

Dear Blog Colleagues Allow me please to signal that my book "The WTO Law of Subsidies: A Comprehensive Approach" is now published and available at Kluwer eStore. Best Regards. Marc PRINT  format: Kluwer eStore KINDLE format   Amazon.com
Marc Benitah 26 May 2019 1 min read

Call for Papers: ASIL IEcLIG Biennial Conference

From the ASIL: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW INTEREST GROUP IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ITS BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW February 14-15, 2020 TO BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW CALL FOR PAPERS The conference will comprise: • Academic paper presentations
Simon Lester 26 May 2019 2 min read

III LAwTTIP Young Researchers Workshop - Call for papers

From the LAwTTIP Jean Monnet Network: In the framework of the LAwTTIP Jean Monnet Network, the Institut de l’Ouest: Droit et Europe (IODE, UMR CNRS 6262) of the University of Rennes 1 organises the 3rd Young Researchers Workshop, dedicated to the internal and external challenges linked to the new
Simon Lester 26 May 2019 1 min read

Democrats Should Embrace the New Economic Sovereignty (not the Old Globalism)

Should the Democrats oppose Trump's tariffs with a return to the ideology of free trade (albeit with handouts for globalism's losers)? That's the view of Edward Alden, writing this week in Foreign Policy.  Alden launches a defense of prior Democratic administrations' support for
Rob Howse 23 May 2019 4 min read

The USMCA Sunset Clause as a "Check on Bad Behavior"

This is from testimony by Beth Baltzan at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing yesterday on "Enforcement in the New NAFTA": The Ultimate Check on Bad Behavior: The Sunset Clause The history of U.S. trade policy exposes particular challenges with Europe and Japan, who have had
Simon Lester 23 May 2019 4 min read

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What Kind of Discrimination Should Section 338 Target?

A couple weeks ago, the U.S. International Trade Commission asked for public comments on implementing Section 338.
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Jake Sullivan Wants To Build On the Biden Administration's Industrial Policy

In a recent article, Jake Sullivan makes the case for continuing on with the Biden administration's economic policies, arguing for an even broader and more comprehensive industrial policy than what we saw under Biden.
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How Difficult Will It Be Politically To Remove Trump's Tariffs?

Heather Hurlburt, who was the Chief of Staff for U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai from 2022-2024, recently poured some cold water on the idea that Trump's tariffs might be removed quickly after he is out of office.
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Why Section 338 Does Not Work in a GATT/WTO World: Lessons from Trade Law History

On July 21, 2026, President Trump exercised his authority under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (hereinafter Section 338) to impose the maximum amount of additional tariffs (fifty per cent) on Canadian cars, alcohol, and dairy, owing to his determination of Canada’s discriminatory treatment of US exports.
23 Jul 2026 10 min read

EU WTO Reform Proposal Seeks To Extend Accession-Based State Enterprise Rules To All Members

In a new WTO reform paper entitled "Further Reflections on Disciplines, Subsidies and Industrial policy," the EU argues for stronger WTO disciplines on the behavior of state enterprises.
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