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(Not Quite) 50 Shades of Grey: Personal Views of WTO Secretariat Members on GATT Rules and Currency Manipulation

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

New scientific study supports EU position in WTO seal products dispute

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

When customary international law is not binding

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

A Braking Mechanism for Subsidies

Cato held a panel discussion yesterday on subsidies and subsidy discipline. A central theme explored was how the United States can exert global leadership in the field of subsidy control and enlightened self-restraint. I contributed a suggestion raising some potentially complex legal (maybe constitutional) issues that might benefit from commentary

TLD Symposium: Henry Gao Comment on "Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement"

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

TLD Symposium: Introduction to "Participation of Developing Countries in WTO Dispute Settlement"

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

Composing the Seal Products Panel: Just How Long Did It Take?

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

Seal Products Panelist Chelliah

Simon our leader just pointed out to me that Chelliah was also on the Tuna/Dolphin III panel (she replaced one of the originally named panelists who passed away during the proceedings). The Tuna/Dolphin finding that there was no violation by the US of non-discrimination in TBT (Article 2.

Panelists named in Seal Products dispute

The panelists are: Luzius Wasescha, Elizabeth Chelliah, and Patricia Holmes. Wasescha, a familiar name to many who follow this blog, is a senior Swiss trade official, who has held numerous important positions and served on several WTO panels. He has an academic training in law and (some years ago) wrote

TLD Symposium: Author's Reply on "Transparency and Public Participation in the WTO"

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 Reply by Gabrielle Marceau I agree with the comments of Robert Wolfe and there is not much to add.