He is skeptical of the benefits: ... much of what Washington has actually put on the negotiating table is a familiar litany of old-style protectionism aimed at pleasing Obama’s base in the anti-trade wing of his Democratic Party. It mainly comes down to special carve-outs to protect U.S. sugar

CALL FOR PAPERS International Graduate Legal Research Conference 2013 The seventh annual IGLRC will be held on 8-9 April 2013 at King’s College London, in the heart of London’s legal district. The conference provides early career researchers with an unparalleled opportunity to present their work and engage in

From the U.S. Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its November 29 forum exploring the use of enforceable industry codes of conduct to protect consumers in cross-border commerce. The forum will examine how government entities, businesses, consumer groups, and other organizations can develop and

A number of people have asked me about the new edition of the World Trade Law textbook I co-wrote with Bryan Mercurio and Arwel Davies.  I'm happy to announce that (1) it has been published, and (2) as per the announcement below, it can be ordered at a

From the AP: France, the land of wine, is planning heavy taxes on beer, and that is not going down well with brewers - even in other nations. President Francois Hollande is pushing through legislation to increase taxes on beer by 160 percent to help fund struggling social programs as

Article :  Considering Development in the Implementation of Panel and Appellate Body Reports, 4(1) TRADE L. & DEV. 150 (2012) [available here] Article Author : Sonia E. Rolland Comment by Cherise M. Valles The issue of “special and differential treatment” for developing countries has long been one of the most difficult

Article :  Considering Development in the Implementation of Panel and Appellate Body Reports, 4(1) TRADE L. & DEV. 150 (2012) [available here] Article Author: Sonia E. Rolland Reviewer: Cherise M. Valles Introduction to Article by (Moderator): Yogesh A. Pai The dialectics of development policy debate at the WTO has thus

The WTO announced today that the European Union and 10 Latin American countries signed an agreement settling the longest-running series of disputes in the history of the multilateral trading system.  DSB chairman Shahid Bashir noted: One positive feature of the disputes is that they have provided a “rich source of

Hope to see some of you blog readers at the following ASIL event: Re-Conceptualizing International Economic Law: Bridging the Public/Private Divide November 29, 2012 ~ December 01, 2012 George Washington University School of Law Stockton Hall, Room 305, 720 20th Street, NW Washington DC 20431 USA   The ASIL International Economic

All of you academics out there are probably familiar with MOOCs by now -- Massive Open Online Courses.  Both the NY Times and Washington Post had articles on them this past week-end, if you need some background. I'm excited about the concept, and I'm in the