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Is ISDS Private or Public?

I've always assumed that when you have an international investment treaty, which sets out obligations that states have to follow (and are subject to legal claims when they do not), this is public international law. That is the case even if the "judges" hearing the claim

A Few Thoughts on the TPP

People keep asking me what I think of the TPP. Given that, aside from a few leaks, I haven't seen the text, I'm a little unsure how to answer. It kind of depends what's in it. Nonetheless, I offered some preliminary thoughts here. An

Two New WTO Law Books

I wanted to mention two new books on WTO law. The first I've been reading; the second is in the mail and I'll read it soon. The one I've been reading is A History of Law and Lawyers in the GATT/WTO: The Development

Guest Post #2 on India - Agricultural Products

This is a guest post from Geneva trade lawyer Adarsh Ramanujan:“Rebuttable” presumption of Article 2.2 inconsistency arising from Article 5.1 inconsistency? Continuing from my earlier post on the AB Report on India – Agricultural Products, I found another finding of the AB to be an interesting one – this

Guest Post #1 on India - Agricultural Products

This is a guest post from Geneva trade lawyer Adarsh Ramanujan:‘Interpretation’ of the scientific standards? Thoughts about India – Agricultural Products I finally got around to reading the AB Report released earlier in June in the India – Agricultural Products. I found one of the claims raised by India to be

Writing the ELSA WTO Moot Court Case

From ELSA: ELSA International invites proposals from prospective case authors to write the Moot Court Case for the 14th edition of the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law. EMC2 is a simulated hearing of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel. Teams of interested students from all over the

"Secret Treaty to Mine the Moon Draft" Would Apply GATT to Moon Minerals

I first thought it was an email phishing scam, but it is a real story that a journalist was asking my opinion on. I found it intriguing enough to share it on the blog ... A few day ago, Wikileaks released what has been referred to as a "Secret Treaty

Done with TPA; on to TPP

As you have all have probably heard by now, at long last we are done with the tedious TPA debate: President Barack Obama signed into law on Monday legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to negotiate trade deals and speed them through Congress, ... I will leave commentary

Benefit analysis in Canada-FIT

A few weeks ago, Simon marked the anniversary of the controversial Canada-FIT decision, here. His helpful post – which recalled an interesting discussion we had on this at the 2014 BIICL WTO conference – prompts me now to reflect a little further on why I have always found a lot more

WTO@20 Conference in Beijing

A major WTO law conference will take place at Tsinghua University, Beijing, later this week. Notably, a number of current and former members of the Appellate Body will be there. Here is the information from the conference website: WTO at 20：Multilateral Trading System, Dispute Settlement and Developing Countries Tsinghua