As I've blogged about before, there was a problem with getting panels appointed under NAFTA Chapter 20, and Chapter 31 of the new NAFTA (USMCA) doesn't look like it fixes the problem. But there is a small tweak to the rules relating to rosters that is

This is a timely piece from Graham Cook: For those interested here is a new paper called "The Legalization of the Non-Violation Concept in the GATT/WTO System". The abstract: Article XXVIII:1(b) of the GATT refers to "any benefit … being nullified or impaired"

This is from the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam: On November 16, 2018, from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm, the Erasmus School of Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam) is hosting a conference on "The Era of Disintegration. Taking Stock of the Dynamics of International Economic Governance

Article 23.9 of the USMCA text as it stands now says: Article 23.9 Sex-Based Discrimination in the Workplace The Parties recognize the goal of eliminating sex-based discrimination in employment and occupation, and support the goal of promoting equality of women in the workplace. Accordingly, each Party

In response to the recent post by Nicolas and the subsequent comments, as well as some twitter and email exchanges on the issue, I wanted to offer a few thoughts on the role of WTO exceptions in the context of non-violation claims. To state the obvious, WTO obligations are

This is from a new paper by former Canadian government official Rob McDougall: the Appellate Body could be given the authority to decide which appeals, or which parts of appeals, to hear (certiorari), based on broadly defined circumstances such as when panel reports risk creating inconsistency, demonstrate evidence of manifest

PluriCourts Annual Workshop on The Political and Legal Theory of International Courts and Tribunals 2019: Multilevel Separation of Authority - Autonomy and International Courts June 24-26, 2019, University of Oslo Deadline: 1 December, 2018 Homepage: https://www.jus.uio.no/pluricourts/english/news-and-events/news/2018/workshop-on-the-

The Editorial Board of the Journal of International Economic Law is seeking papers for a forthcoming special issue on ‘Trade Wars’, planned for publication in late 2019. This special issue seeks to take stock of the current trade wars, provide an explanation of their causes and conditions of possibility, and

This is from the Managing Editor of the student-run journal Trade, Law and Development: Founded in 2009, the philosophy of Trade, Law and Development has been to generate and sustain a constructive and democratic debate on emergent issues in international economic law and to serve as a forum for

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