I haven't said much about trade and the U.S. Presidential election this year.  To be honest, I had thought President Obama would be re-elected pretty easily, so it didn't seem worth the effort to discuss the differences between an Obama and a Romney presidency.  But

Here's an excerpt from a paper by Daniel Brou and Michele Ruta, entitled "A Commitment Theory of Subsidy Agreements": What is the role of subsidy agreements within international trade treaties? Why do governments value such agreements? And what is the appropriate treatment of subsidies in the

Article : The Development of Standards of Appellate Review for Factual, Legal and Law Application Questions in WTO Dispute Settlement, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 125 (2012) [available here] Reply By Simon Lester Let me start by saying thanks to the TLD editors who proposed doing this symposium.  It was

Article: The Development of Standards of Appellate Review for Factual, Legal and Law Application Questions in WTO Dispute Settlement, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 125 (2012) [available here] Author: Simon Lester Comment by Matthias Oesch The quest for appropriate standards of appellate review has gained a prominent place in

Article: The Development of Standards of Appellate Review for Factual, Legal and Law Application Questions in WTO Dispute Settlement, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 125 (2012) [available here] Author: Simon Lester Reviewer: Matthias Oesch Introduction to the article, by Shashank P. Kumar Of all the moderators in this online

Canada (or perhaps it's just the sealing lobby) is feeding the media spin that the EU seal products ban is hypocritical because the EU accepts the culling of seals for sustainable management of the marine environment. Here's my response (an excerpt of a letter to the

Article: Going Beyond Stereotypes: Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 45 (2012) [available here] Authors' Reply (Jan Bohanes & Fernanda Garza) We sincerely thank Prof. Gao for both his positive and critical comments. As one of the leading Chinese international trade

2nd Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL)Göttingen (Germany), 25th & 26th January 2013 Organised by SIEL in cooperation with the Institute of International and European Law of the Georg-August-University GöttingenCall for Papers This conference offers postgraduate students

As promised, a further report from the World Trade Forum. Among the highlights (there were many-congrats to Thomas Cottier and his team for a great meeting) was the debate on the WTO and the issue of currency manipulation to gain an advantage in trade.  Particularly interesting were the diverse perspectives

A study by veterinary scientists in the September 2012 issue of Marine Policy shows that the conditions under which the Canadian seal hunt occurs are such that it is impossible to assure the humane treatment of the seals.  By implication, only a ban can succeed in addressing the EU concern