Thanks to WikiLeaks:  http://wikileaks.org/tpp/  (Also thanks to whoever gave it to WikiLeaks.) So what's in it?  Way too much to discuss quickly, especially since I just returned last night from a conference over in Prague.  But any of you IP experts out there should feel

Intrigued by the Faroe Islands simultaneous WTO and UNCLOS complaints, I think I finally understand that the Faroe Islands hopes to benefits from a feature of UNCOS that is completely absent in the WTO dispute settlement process. The fact is that the International Tribunal for the Law of the SEA

Marc mentioned it on this blog the other day.  The consultations request is here.  Some key parts: - The Facts 6. The Atlanto Scandian herring is shared between the respective exclusive zones of five coastal States, namely the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, and, to some extent, the European

It almost goes without saying that it is an egregious violation of the principles of liberal democratic governance that Canada-and the EU, apparently-are keeping the agreed, final text of the CETA a secret.  I can only hope that NGOs somewhere are seeking it through access to information proceedings

Having now spoken to several people who have seen the leaked Seals panel report-I still haven't-what appears to be the case is that the panel has upheld the general measure but found some of the exceptions to be violations.  To my mind, this raises a vexing

I have noticed  that The Faroe Islands have recently referred the use of threats of coercive economic measures by the European Union, in relation to the Atlanto-Scandian herring, to an arbitral tribunal under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). At the

The exchanges in the comments on this recent post on national treatment in investment law got me thinking about a more general national treatment point. It's easy to get bogged down in the technicalities of the national treatment obligation, so, if I may, I'd like to

It's my pleasure to bring to your attention the call for application for the WTO Chairs Program. Established in 2010, it is the flagship program by the WTO to promote WTO-related teaching, research and outreach activities in leading universities in the developing world. As a member of

This is from Canada's "technical summary" of CETA: * Limited GI rights provided to EU on: Asiago, feta, fontina, Gorgonzola and Munster * won’t affect ability of current users of these names in Canada to continue use * future users will be able to use the names only

Back in May, I mentioned some comments by economist Amar Breckenridge on the FIT/Renewable Energy WTO panel report.  Along with a colleague, he has a new piece on the AB report.  Here's an excerpt related to the AB's discussion of market definitions and the existence