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More on the Indian Visa Fee Issue

I mentioned the other day a U.S. Senate bill that funded border security by taxing visa applications for skilled workers coming to the U.S. Well, now the bill has been signed into law, so maybe it's worth a little more detailed discussion. In my earlier post,

Scott Lincicome on Concurrent AD/CVD Cases and Double Counting

I was thinking of posting something on the recent U.S. Court of International Trade decision in the GPX case, which deals with the issue of concurrent AD/CVD cases related to non-market economies, and problems that arise with double counting the remedy. I couldn't quite face trying

Coming Soon: Treatment of Non-Market Economies under WTO AD Rules

Reuters reports on the interim report in DS397 (EC - AD Measures on Fasteners): In particular [the Panel] rejected the EU's approach to non-market economies, which effectively applies a single anti-dumping duty to the whole country rather than for individual firms, unless they can prove that they are

Australia to Appeal the Apples Panel Report

That was quick: Australia will appeal a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that tough restrictions on the importation of New Zealand apples are unduly restrictive on trade. A decision by the WTO's panel of independent arbitrators recommended overnight "that the dispute settlement body request Australia to bring

Treatment of Workers Supplying Services Through Mode 4 Trade

Trade in services through mode 4 -- movement of natural persons -- can be complicated. It's not just about convincing countries to open up to trade. Once they have opened up, there are issues related to the treatment of workers. Sometimes the government of the exporting country takes

Accepting an Amicus Brief at the WTO

More on the substance of the dispute later (possibly much later -- it's a long report), but here's something interesting from today's Australia - Apples panel report: 6. Unsolicited letter from an Australian private entity 1.17 On 26 August 2008, the Panel received

Law and Development Conference in Sydney

The Law and Development Institute is hosting its Inaugural Conference in Sydney, on October 16, 2010. Here's the program, which looks excellent. I can't seem to copy it into this post in nice formatting, so check it out at the link.

A New Link Between Trade and Immigration

Reader Daniel Crosby points me to this article from the NY Times, which discusses a proposed U.S. law that takes the trade and immigration linkage in a new direction: A Senate bill approved Thursday night by unanimous consent would pay for more security along the Mexico border by raising

WTO Gambling Case Predictions

This is from gambling writer Hartley Henderson: Consequently the following is my prediction with regards to the WTO issue and Antigua. The U.S. will remove its decision to rewrite its commitments, thereby eliminating the need to offer concessions. The country will provide opportunities for EU based companies to compete

Looking for KORUS FTA Investor-State Business?

Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch notes: If the [Korea-U.S. FTA] were to go into effect, at least 79 Korea-based corporations with 270 establishments across the United States would obtain new rights to demand taxpayer compensation through challenges of U.S. federal, and state laws in foreign tribunals.