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Pauwelyn, Guzman & Hillman: International Trade Law, 3rd ed. (2016) Now Out !

For people teaching WTO/international trade law, and still looking for a book to work with, the latest edition of my case book, International Trade Law, is now out. The main addition, compared to the second edition (2012), is a third author: Jennifer A. Hillman, formerly a member of the

When Can the UK Negotiate Its Own Trade Agreements?

Prior to the vote, I wasn't paying much attention to Brexit. Like many people, I didn't think Leave would happen. I was wrong, and now I'm trying to play catch up on the issue! I've seen it said that Article 3(1)

TransCanada Files a NAFTA Request for Arbitration

Bloomberg reports: TransCanada Corp. is seeking to recoup $15 billion for the Obama administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, in a legal claim that highlights how foreign companies can use trade deals to challenge U.S. policy. The Calgary-based pipeline operator filed papers late Friday seeking arbitration

The AB Report On Colombia – Textiles: When Does “We Cannot Complete The Analysis” Become “You Failed To Discharge Your Burden Of Proof”?

The June 7 AB report in DS461, examining a Colombian import tariff imposed against Panama allegedly to combat money laundering, ends on a rather peculiar note. The AB 1. confirmed that Colombia’s “compound tariff” prima facie violates GATT Art. II; 2. reversed the Panel’s finding that the tariff

Organic, Bottom-Up Evolution of the WTO Treaty? Canada’s June 22 DSB Proposal For an Informal Framework for Procedural Innovation in WTO Dispute Settlement

We all know how difficult it is to change or update the now more than 20 years old WTO treaty. What is true for substantive rules is also true for procedural, dispute settlement provisions. DSU reform requires consensus of all (162) WTO members. The formal DSU review process started almost

The WTO congratulates itself on panel diversity - unfortunately its math is wrong

In this news release, https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news16_e/disp_21jun16_e.htm, the WTO announces that it has just appointed its 100th female dispute settlement panelist and compares itself favorably with other international tribunals, stating "[t]he WTO's dispute settlement system has

Protecting Public Welfare Regulation through Joint Treaty Party Control

Anthea Roberts and Richard Braddock have a short Columbia FDI Perspectives piece that explains a procedure in the China - Australia FTA (ChAFTA) which allows the parties to the agreement to intervene when there is a dispute that involves public welfare regulation, in order to get the claim dismissed. Here&

Trade Remedies vs. Trade Liberalization

Michael Punke and Tim Reif respond to an FT article about the Appellate Body reappointment controversy with a letter to the editor. I want to focus on their last paragraph, which is not about the Appellate Body: A quick note on the use of trade remedy laws, for which the

Adjudicating International Trade and Investment Disputes: Between Interaction and Isolation

On August 25-26, 2016, Pluricourts will hold a conference in Oslo on "Adjudicating International Trade and Investment Disputes: Between Interaction and Isolation." The program is here. Here is more: This conference will focus on the relationship, interactions and comparisons between the international trade and investment regimes in the

Finally, There Is a U.S. Presidential Candidate Who Supports the TPP

This is from Libertarian VP candidate Bill Weld, and when he writes as "we" I am assuming he is speaking for Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson: Unlike the Republican or Democratic presidential nominees, we are committed to free trade and vigorously support the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would