This is something from the EU's recent WTO modernization proposals: Counter-notifications , i.e. notifications made by a Member on behalf of another, are a potentially powerful instrument available in various agreements. They are, however, hardly used, partly because preparing them requires a significant amount of research and intelligence.

Following up on Dani Rodrik's FT op-ed from the other day, economist Robert Wade adds the following in a letter to the FT: [Rodrik] says that “when the US and Europe complain that China is infringing ‘global norms and rules’, they forget their own economic history. China’s

This is from the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva and the Global Studies Institute: On 4-5 October 2018, the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva is hosting a conference entitled "Evolutionary interpretation in different international legal systems," featuring many distinguished guests. Evolutionary interpretation is an

This is from Gujarat National Law University: Gujarat National Law University is glad to inform you that preparations are currently underway for yet another edition of the GNLU International Moot Court Competition (GIMC). The 11th edition of the GIMC is scheduled to take place from February 13-17, 2019 in Gandhinagar,

Is the problem too much policy space for China, or too little?  In his FT op-ed published yesterday, Dani Rodrik seems to vacillate between applauding China’s heterodox policies, and condemning the WTO for failing sufficiently to restrict those policies. His concluding paragraph claims that the problem is failure to

This is from Dani Rodrik in the FT: How will the world trade regime handle a large, increasingly powerful country such as China that apparently plays globalisation by different rules? This is the question that keeps US and European policymakers awake at night. The fever runs highest in the US,

The notice of appeal filed by Honduras in the Australia - Plain Packaging case is here. I think it's fair to say that it covers a lot of ground. This is one part: Honduras requests the Appellate Body's review of the assessment the Panel made of

This is the million dollar question that has been asked about China's economic and trade system all the time. Last week, China's WTO Ambassador Dr. Zhang Xiangchen gave the following reply at the General Council meeting, "Back in 1992, when China announced that it would

I understand that Geneva has been hot these days, but yesterday, the hottest place in town was nowhere but inside Centre William Rappard, where the US and China engaged in a white-hot debate on the Chinese economic system at the General Council meeting. Firing the first shot by calling China

Comments by Professor Steve Charnovitz regarding the Proposed Determination of Action Pursuant to Section 301 By Professor Steve Charnovitz George Washington University USTR-2018-0018 July 23, 2018 This is a comment regarding the proposed action of imposing an additional 25 percent ad valorem duty on the products classified in the list