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Is the bloodbath in Hormones justified?

As you may have heard, yesterday (Oct. 17), the Appellate Body released its long awaited report in the Hormones suspension case. Remember: In that case, the EC challenged US & Canadian continued sanctions as a violation of the DSU on the ground that (i) the EC had “removed” the illegal

Implementing REACH: the New EU Chemicals Regime

Things are hotting up in relation to the EU's controversial chemicals regime. The Commission is poised to adopt a decision identifying the first substances of very high concern to be included in a so-called candidate list. If these substances are included on the 'final list for

Trade in Last Night's Debate

From the transcript (nothing really new here, but I'll post it anyway): McCain: ... By the way, when Sen. Obama said he would unilaterally renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canadians said, "Yes, and we'll sell our oil to China." You don'

Thomas Walde

As many of you may know, one of our most distinguished colleagues, Thomas Walde, sadly passed away on October 13 at his vacation residence in France . The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (Russ Bleemer, Editor, Alternatives) posted the obituary below: An International ADR Legend Has Died (Oct. 14)

A New Era of Strategic Trade Policy?

In the Guardian, Kevin Gallagher has a short article (based on a longer study here) in which he suggests a possible comback for strategic trade policy: Change is in the air. As we know in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the US has justified – like never before – a strong

Blustein Reimagines Global Trade, without Bilateralism

Brookings just issued a report entitled "Top 10 Global Economic Challenges Facing America's 44th President." The introduction and one of the chapters were written by Lael Brainard (who has been mentioned as a possible U.S. Trade Rep. in an Obama administration). One of the chapters

Trade Policy: Obama vs. McCain

WITA had a recent event on the trade policy differences between an Obama and a McCain administration. Lael Brainard represented the Obama campaign and Phil Levy represented the McCain campaign. The event was not available online as far as I could tell, but a couple news organizations covered it. Here&

WTO Scholars' Forum: WTO and Fisheries Subsidies

A new WTO Scholars' Forum event: Moot Court, Faculty of Law, University College London (UCL), Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H OEGTo register free of charge please contact Forum administrator, Ann Tucker, ann.tucker@ucl.ac.ukMargaret Young is the William Charnley Research Fellow in Public International Law at Pembroke

Tainted Milk and Trade Rules

I often hear trade critics say that WTO rules prevent countries from taking action to ensure food safety, but do they really? In response to the terrible Chinese tainted milk scare, some countries are taking action against imports. For example: the European Union will require testing of all imported products

Barfield on Export Restrictions

Claude Barfield has some interesting and insightful things to say about export restrictions here. Here's a brief excerpt where he talks about the prospects for WTO disputes in this area: While these policies should be countered through negotiations, I would argue (without getting into the dense WTO legalese)