Recommend Scott Lincicome, "The Obscure Maritime Law That Ruins Your Commute" If any of you have ever wondered about para 3(a) of GATT 1994 the first sentence of which provides: The provisions of Part II of GATT 1994 shall not apply to measures taken by a Member

This is from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL): The training course in WTO Law offers an in-depth dynamic and applied knowledge of the regulatory framework of the multilateral trading system, covering both the institutional and substantive law of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO has

This is a guest post from Victor Crochet, Trade lawyer and PhD student at Cambridge University In response to the United States of America (“US”) Inflation Reduction Act and regained interest in industrial policies, the European Union (“EU”) recently announced its Green Deal Industrial Plan. The EU’s goal with

9 March 2023 Establishing an Advisory Centre on International Investment Law: Key challenges ahead by Karl P. Sauvant* Over 130 countries (of which some 80 developing countries, including 18 least developed countries) have so far faced treaty-based international investment disputes (74 new disputes in 2021 alone), for a total of

Now that I addressed what the MPIA is and whether/how it works, let me turn to the third, and final, post in this series: What are some of the novelties that can be found in the first MPIA procedure? The list of eight items below is limited to procedural/

In my first post of last week, I briefly explained what the MPIA is. In this second post, I ask the question whether the MPIA worked, now that the first MPIA appeal was filed. I also offer a roadmap with the key steps of the MPIA process. Did it Work?

This week, the European Union circulated a proposal for WTO reform focusing on the organization’s deliberative function. The EU is upfront and direct in saying that its top priorities for reform are still the same—getting dispute settlement back online, building on multilateral and plurilateral negotiations, and the development