Recall from this post that SCM Agreement Article 1.1(a)(1) refers to a "public body" in the context of defining "financial contribution": (a)(1) there is a financial contribution by a government or any public body within the territory of a Member (referred to

In the U.S. - AD/CVD on Products from China (DS379) report, the Appellate Body dabbled in a bit of political philosophy: 290. ... In this vein, the Appellate Body found, in Canada – Dairy, that the essence of government is that it enjoys the effective power to regulate, control, or supervise

From the NY Times: When NASA scientists were searching decades ago for an ideal food for long-term human space missions, they came across an Andean plant called quinoa. With an exceptional balance of amino acids, quinoa, they declared, is virtually unrivaled in the plant or animal kingdom for its

Every now and then, there is a fairly straightforward interpretive disagreement among the various participants and third participants in a dispute.  In this situation, panels and the Appellate Body generally have to pick a side.  They can't make everyone happy.  Unless, of course, they exercise judicial economy, but

Here's a tweet from Reuters reporter Doug Palmer, who was covering a speech by WTO DDG Rufus Yerxa: Yerxa says post-Doha the WTO focus should be on multilateralizing the large number of bilateral FTAs I think there are a lot of people (myself included) who would like