As we all know, "should" means something very different from "shall." Except when it doesn't. This is from the Korea - Radionuclides panel report circulated last week: 7.9.5.1 Does Annex C(1)(g) impose a positive obligation? 7.426. Japan relies on

Debra Steger passes along information on an international law professor position at the University of Ottawa: The Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa invites applications for the following tenure-track faculty positions. Title of the position: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor Area of

Those of you who read the original version of this post, Simon Lester has pointed out that there may be a confusion.  Please disregard, til I come back with something more developed.

This is from Inside US Trade: During a meeting with their U.S. counterparts this week, Canadian negotiators will pitch the elimination of the deal’s investor-state dispute settlement provision -- and the U.S. is expected to agree to that proposal, allowing for what private-sector and congressional sources

This is from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies: The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies are jointly organizing a conference on "The EU and its Partners in Global Governance: Trade, Investment, Tax and

The Harvard International Law Journal is currently seeking submissions, and is particularly interested in receiving papers on topics in international economic law. View the call for papers here.

I recently participated in an ICTSD event on RTA disputes, and my assignment was to look at how compliance went in cases in which there was a panel ruling. I did my best to dig up information, but it's hard to find it for many cases. Luckily, there

Does international investment law sometimes make governments pay compensation when they rethink policy? As a sequel to this post, here is an excerpt from Gary Born's dissent in the Wirtgen & JSW Solar arbitration (the Investment Arbitration Reporter summary of this case, which involved government subsidies to the

[First posted on Opinio Juris and EJIL: Talk!] In the movie Shadowlands, the character C. S. Lewis says, “We read to know that we’re not alone.” For me, perhaps it is also true to say, “I write to know that I am not alone.” Implicit in Is International Law