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

This year the World Trade Forum at the WTI is exploring the rule of law in monetary affairs.  This morning Markus Krajewski presented an excellent paper on the human rights implications of austerity programmes in the Eurozone.  There ensued an interesting debate, in which a former general counsel of the

Article: Going Beyond Stereotypes: Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 45 (2012) [available here] Authors:  Jan Bohanes & Fernanda Garza Comment by Henry Gao The participation of developing countries in WTO dispute settlement system is a topic of great importance in theory

Article: Going Beyond Stereotypes: Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement, 4(1) Trade, L. & Dev. 45 (2012) [available here] Authors : Jan Bohanes & Fernanda Garza Reviewer: Henry Gao Introduction to the Article, by Shreya Munoth Dispute Settlement is, undisputedly, one of the most outstanding features of the

Rob pointed us to the composition of the Seal Products panel yesterday. Everyone is probably aware that it took a long time to compose the panel.  To be precise, based on the establishment date of April 21, 2011, when Norway's panel was established (Canada's was established