We learned about the Australia High Court's plain packaging decision a couple months ago, but now we have the reasoning.  I've only just skimmed through it.  There's a lot in there, for those who are interested either in this case or these property rights

This is from the leaked Regulatory Coherence chapter of the TPP: Each Party should ensure that covered regulatory measures are plainly written, clear, concise, well organized and easy to understand, recognizing that some measures address technical issues and that relevant expertise may be needed to understand and apply them. OK,

Article : Transparency and Public Participation in the WTO: A Report Card on WTO Transparency Mechanisms, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 19 (2012) [available here] Authors : Gabrielle Marceau & Mikella Hurley Comment by Robert Wolfe This paper is an outstanding description and analysis of the openness of the WTO dispute

Article: Transparency and Public Participation in the WTO: A Report Card on WTO Transparency Mechanisms, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 19 (2012) [available here] Authors: Gabrielle Marceau & Mikella Hurley Introduction to the Article, by Prateek Bhattacharya Transparency has become (if it was not always) the grundnorm in the

The journal Trade, Law and Development recently published its Special Issue on Dispute Settlement at the WTO (available here). I'm going to work with them to conduct an online symposium here on this blog. Here's how it's going to work.  The symposium will comprise

For those in the DC area, Cato will be holding a policy forum on subsidies, on Oct. 9.  Here are all the details: Countervailing Calamity: How to Stop the Global Subsidies Race POLICY FORUM Tuesday, October 9, 2012 4:00 PM (Reception To Follow) Featuring Tim Carney, Washington Examiner; Scott

MEPs insisted in the negotiations that to ensure the long-term sustainability of fish stocks of common interest to the EU and third countries, the EU should take a hard line on third countries that fail to live up to their responsibilities. "I strongly believe that the agreed text will

Speaking of IP related issues, as I was in the last post, the FT's Alan Beattie has a good article on international IP rules.  Here's the full paragraph containing the quote in the title: As the global economy shifts online and more of its value-added comes

French wine producers are outraged that American producers might be able to sell "chateau"-type wine in the EU. See here, here and here for all the details.  According to the French producers, the American standards for using the term "chateau" are much lower than the

A press release from the Canadian government: “Today, Canada, along with Norway, asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to appoint the panellists to hear the challenge to the EU's ban on seal products. “Canada and Norway are ready with their legal case and look forward to moving ahead