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U.S. Criticisms of the Tuna-Dolphin Rulings and Dispute Process

Here is an excerpt from some comments by the U.S. at the January 11th DSB meeting, focusing on the Appellate Body report in US - Tuna but also having broader implications: • Although the United States agrees with and welcomes the conclusion of these reports that the U.S. dolphin safe

Guest Post: Venezuela Challenges US’ blockade of its National Cryptocurrency at the WTO

This is a guest post from Sandeep Thomas Chandy, Research Fellow, Centre for Trade and Investment Law (All views expressed here are personal) On December 28, 2018, Venezuela initiated a WTO dispute against the economic blockade instituted by the United States.[1] Among the various claims, one of special interest

New Blog: AfronomicsLaw.org

This is from law professor James Gathii: I am pleased to announce the launch today of http://afronomicslaw.org/, a blog specializing on international economic law matters as they relate to Africa. The blog will complement the growing and important voice of scholars interested in international economic law with a

Doctoral Forum on International Law at EUI

Call for papers EUI Doctoral Forum on International Law European University Institute (Florence, Italy), Villa Salviati, 10 June 2019 The Law Department of the European University Institute (EUI) is delighted to share this call for papers for an intensive one-day Doctoral Forum on international law, taking place in Florence

Video & Presentations: International Colloquium on Restoring Trust in Trade in Honour of Peter Van den Bossche

This is from the Law Faculty of Maastricht University: On 17 December the Law Faculty of Maastricht University hosted an international colloquium entitled “Restoring Trust in Trade” in honour of Professor Peter Van den Bossche, former Appellate Body Member (2009-2017). This colloquium focused on a key challenge facing the

The Resiliency of the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism (Or Not)

Many worry that the current United States–China trade wars, and negotiations therefrom, might undermine the WTO dispute settlement mechanism (DSM). Curiously, however, both the United States and China have not completely bypassed the WTO DSU. In fact, both countries have invoked the WTO DSM in tandem with their unilateral/

Country-Specific Withdrawal from a Plurilateral Trade Agreement

The McClatchy news service reports the following: Now that the Trump administration has revamped the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is taking a look at kicking key countries out of its sister pact, the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Trump officials are taking a very close look at the

RIP ITR

R.I.P. BNA's International Trade Reporter Steve Charnovitz For as long as I can remember, the best source for current international trade news as well as archival trade news, was the International Trade Reporter published by BNA, once known as the Bureau of National Affairs. At the

Call for papers: Polish Yearbook of International Law 38/2018

From the Polish Yearbook of International Law (PYIL): Polish Yearbook of International Law (PYIL) is currently seeking articles for its next volume (XXXVIII), which will be published in July-August 2019. Authors are invited to submit complete unpublished papers in areas connected with public and private international law, including European

An Apple Thrown at the Golden Pig

The Year of the Golden Pig has begun with the ostensible reckoning of the U.S. – China trade wars. Apple shocked its investors by releasing a gloomy sales forecast in China. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, said that “while we anticipated some challenges in key emerging markets, we did not