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The Presidential Executive Order Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses

Following-up on my last post, the Executive Order Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses is here. Let's go through it quickly. Here's how it starts: Section 1. Policy. Every trade agreement and investment agreement entered into by the United States, and all trade relations and trade

The Trump Administration Takes on the WTO

A new Executive Order on Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses is coming soon (I haven't seen the official document yet). An explanation by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross at a press briefing is here. I have some thoughts on what Ross said. Here's how he started off:

Annual Conference on WTO Law, 9 & 10 June, 2017

Georgetown Law and the Graduate Institute, Geneva, are hosting the Annual Conference on WTO Law on June 9 & 10, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland. The full conference program is now available here. Please see the website for additional details, and how to register, here.

The EU-Singapore FTA ECJ Opinion

On May 16, the ECJ will issue its opinion on the EU-Singapre FTA. In anticipation of that, here's a new paper on the case from David Kleimann: On December 21, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) published the legal view of CJEU Advocate General (AG) Sharpston

Does Section 201 Still Work?

This is from Reuters: Bankrupt U.S. solar panel maker Suniva on Wednesday asked federal trade officials to recommend new duties on imported solar products to combat a global oversupply of panels that has depressed prices and made American producers unable to compete. The company, which was founded in Georgia

If the U.S. Withdraws from NAFTA, Does the U.S.-Canada FTA Come Back?

I've been asked this question, and I'm not completely sure of the answer. This is what a CRS report says: An interesting question is the basis on which U.S.-Canada trade would be conducted following a withdrawal from NAFTA. Sec. 107 of the NAFTA implementing

Comments of Steve Charnovitz to the Section 232 Steel Investigation

Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel From Steve Charnovitz, George Washington University Law School April 26, 2017 DOC Billing Code 3510-33-P The idea that imports of goods, services, or capital could undermine national security is farfetched. Imports serve to supplement domestic capacity and therefore provide

Will There Be an Executive Order on NAFTA Withdrawal?

From Politico: The Trump administration is considering an executive order on withdrawing the U.S. from NAFTA, according to two White House officials. A draft order has been submitted for the final stages of review and could be unveiled late this week or early next week, the officials said. The

Call for Papers—4th Biennial Conference and First High Level Multi-stakeholder Conference of the Africa Trade Policy Experts Roundtable

The Africa International Economic Law Network invites submissions for its 4th Biennial Conference and First High Level Multi-stakeholder Conference of the Africa Trade Policy Experts Roundtable (ATEPAR) on 8-10th November, 2017 at the University of Middlesex Mauritius Campus, Mauritius. For a full list of topics, and submission guidelines, please see

Time for Trump to Get Tough With Mexico-About Tuna and Abusing the WTO Dispute System

Today, an arbitrator at the WTO awarded Mexico the right to impose trade retaliation against United States imports in the amount of 163,230,000 US. This result is the outcome of a process whereby Mexico violated its own obligations under NAFTA in suing the US at the WTO. The