A group of law professors has written a letter criticizing the lack of transparency in the TPP negotiations. Here's an excerpt: Our concerns flow from the now-established observation that “trade” agreements no longer focus exclusively, or perhaps even predominantly, on the regulation of trade. Rather, the agreements increasingly

From the ASIL/IEcLIG: 2012 Biennial Interest Group Conference: Re-Conceptualizing International Economic Law: Bridging the Public/Private Divide George Washington University Law School Washington D.C., USA November 29-December 1, 2012 I.         Conference Theme The ASIL International Economic Law Interest Group will hold its next biennial conference on November 29-

Some folks are complaining about the lack of transparency in the TPP negotiation process: Despite claims by the U.S. government of considerable transparency in the process, the talks, being held in Dallas, are covering material that has remained almost completely out of the public's eye. 'Because

King & Spalding is looking for a trade law associate in the Geneva office: GENEVA International Trade # of Positions: 1 | Years of Experience: 2-5 Type of Experience: King & Spalding seeks a junior to mid-level associate for its International Trade practice group in Geneva. Qualified candidates will have experience in

Have you had enough of U.S. zeroing litigation at the WTO?  For a change of pace, perhaps there is a case related to Canadian zeroing on the horizon.  Trade expert Peter Clark points me to a decision by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), relating to the use of

With the new model BIT in place, everyone is talking about investment.  First up, over at the Cato Institute, on May 17 they'll be talking about "investment protectionism and what to do about it": Like international trade, cross-border direct investment drives economic growth. The value of

Lorand Bartels analyzes the issues for ICTSD here.  The abstract: The following questions are addressed in this paper: is it possible to design a carbon trading scheme that is both administratively feasible and justifiable under WTO law? Does the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS violate the unconditional most-favoured

This article doesn't sound all that hopeful: The revised bilateral free trade agreement between Korea and the US has made favorable the import for the Chevrolet Corvette Coupe into Korea. This will be initiated by General Motors Korea Co., the South Korean unit of General Motors from Friday,

Over at Vox, economist Andrew Rose argues that "maybe protectionism isn't countercyclical after all," that is, protectionism does not correlate with economic downturns.  He looks at a number of factors, but two in particular stood out to me. One factor is whether economic growth (or lack

In the category of "things that will surprise nobody," the FT reports the following: Two of the world’s biggest tobacco companies are providing legal support to member countries at the World Trade Organisation that are threatening to take Australia to international court over the world’s toughest