SCM Agreement Article 1.1(a)(1)(iii) identifies the following as a "financial contribution": a government provides goods or services other than general infrastructure, ... I was helping out as a panelist in a WTO dispute settlement simulation in Amy Porges' WTO law class, and I came

Many readers probably know Claire Kelly, a trade law prof at Brooklyn Law School.  Well, she will now be moving from judging students to judging litigants at the Court of International Trade.  Here is yesterday's White House press release: Today, President Obama nominated Claire R. Kelly to serve

Article :  Considering Development in the Implementation of Panel and Appellate Body Reports, 4(1) TRADE L. & DEV. 150 (2012) [available here] Reply by Sonia E. Rolland I will first take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Editors of Trade Law & Development and Simon Lester of the International Economic

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

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

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

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

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 France

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