From our Dispute Settlement Commentary (subscribers only) for the Tuna panel report (DS381), recall the panel's key findings: • Panel majority concluded that "the measures at issue establish labelling requirements, compliance with which is mandatory," and thus constitute "technical regulations" under TBT Agreement Annex 1.

Recall that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided that the Department of Commerce (DOC) may not apply countervailing duties to non-market economy countries.  The FT reports that the effort to amend U.S. law so as to overrule this decision has begun: This week,

In a recent Harvard International Law Journal article, law prof Mark Wu argues that now is the time for the U.S. and EU to start reining in anti-dumping: For the United States and EU, if the current rules remain unchanged, then one day in the not-too-distant future, the net

My local paper reports that there may be an SPS case originating not too far from me: Florida's war against canker ended in 2006, but six years later a battle is still being waged on the international front. Florida, specifically the Indian River region, is the world'

Todd Tucker of Global Trade Watch explains how President Obama's decision to stop the Canadian-owned Keystone oil pipeline could lead to a NAFTA Chapter 11 claim: ... TransCanada could point to a long string of overtures by the U.S. government that led it to develop "legitimate expectations&

To date, China has brought 8 complaints at the WTO, six against the U.S. and two against the EU. China also has 23 complaints against it.  Again, the U.S. and EU dominate, with 12 complaints by the U.S. and five by the EU.  There is a little

From the editors of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EYIEL): The editors of European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EYIEL) invite contributions from prospective authors with unpublished articles or working papers for EYIEL Volume 5 (2014) to be published at the end of 2013. The contributions should discuss

Back in November, I mentioned a blog post by trade lawyer Bernard O'Connor arguing that the end of China's NME status might be further off than many people think.  There was some good discussion of these issues in the comments to that post.  Then in December,

First up, the White House press briefing, with some more details on the plan, is here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/13/press-gaggle-press-secretary-jay-carney-and-omb-deputy-director-manageme Second, here are some links to what others have been saying: Dan Drezner: "this [is] one of those "reorganizing government" initiatives that

The Jakarta Post reports: Indonesia will not lodge an appeal against a WTO ruling on the import ban of flavored tobacco by the US, citing satisfaction despite losing its argument on the efficacy of the ban in reducing the number of young smokers. Director general for international trade Gusmardi Bustami