From the ASIL-IEcLIG: ASIL-IEcLIG Co-Chairs, Elizabeth Trujillo (Suffolk University Law School) and Jason Yackee (University of Wisconsin Law School), are happy to announce the upcoming ASIL--International Economic Law Interest Group's Biennial Research conference, on “Reassessing International Economic Law and Development: New Challenges for Law and Policy,” taking place

This is from Chief Justice French of the Australian high court: So far as I am aware the judiciary, as the third branch of government in Australia, has not had any significant collective input into the formulation of ISDS clauses in relation to their possible effects upon the authority and

With cases like the CAFTA labor complaint against Guatemala going on, this might be an interesting job: The Trade Agreement Secretariat, is looking for an energetic, innovative Director who will enjoy working in a dynamic and mission-driven organization. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing the impartial administration of

According to Article XVI:6 of WTO Agreement, the texts of the WTO Agreements are authentic in each of the three WTO official languages. What happens then when an Appellate Body’s interpretation made on the basis of the English text of an Agreement is unsustainable on the basis on

The big, and not unexpected, news of yesterday is that Republicans now control both houses of Congress, for the first time since 2006.  One thing this will do is help the GOP to set the agenda on trade policy and trade negotiations. So what will they do with their newfound

This is from the recent panel report in India - Agricultural Products: 7.791. In its panel request, the United States claimed that India acted inconsistently with Annex B(5)(a) to (5)(d) because it failed to, inter alia, identify the parts of its AI measures which, in substance,

From the European Commission: The Commission decided today to request an opinion of the EU Court of Justice on the competence to sign and ratify a trade agreement with Singapore. Commissioner De Gucht said: 'I have been saying for months that we need to clarify the interpretation of the

From the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Oxford University Press: Dear colleagues, We are writing to invite you to join an exciting new project undertaken by the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and Oxford University Press. The Oxford Reports on International Law (ORIL) brings together decisions on

As you may have heard, WTO dispute settlement is getting pretty busy these days, which explains why the WTO Secretariat is looking for lawyers to work on these cases: -- Grade 9 lawyers (at least 8 years experience) -- Grade 7 lawyers (at least 3 years experience) There are positions