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The Latest on Gambling

From the Antigua Sun this past Monday: The government may be prepared to make a statement on the current status of the Internet gambling dispute with the US as early as today, but early indications are that a proposal for the resolution of the trade dispute received from the US

An Olympic Boycott and the WTO

All the recent talk about a boycott of the Olympics, or the opening ceremonies at least, has me wondering: Is there a WTO violation here? My guess is no, but I have more questions than definite answers. Some questions: -- First, services seems like the most promising place to look,

Trade in Water

From an editorial in the Toronto Star: As aquifers and rivers in the United States run dry, there seems little doubt that the Americans will be turning their thirsty eyes north toward our seemingly plentiful water supply. Indeed, no less an authority than former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed has predicted:

Labor Rules in Trade Agreements: Child Labor

A reader points me to the following from the Progressive Policy Institute: The ILO's 'core' labor standard on child labor is set out in ILO Convention #138 on Minimum Working Age. Dating to 1973, the Convention reads as follows: "The minimum age ... shall not be

China-NZ FTA: MFN (perhaps)

The China-New Zealand FTA has now been signed and, in a follow up to an earlier post, I thought I would complete the analysis on its MFN clause. MFN does not appear to apply for goods, and only applies to a limited number of services (environmental services, construction, agriculture and

Lawyers versus Economists: Round 1: Economists

See Dani Rodrik's interesting, and a bit angry, post about Bob Zoellick's views regarding the relationship between food prices and agricultural trade liberalization. The problem is that food prices are too high. Zoellick's prescription: end rich country agricultural subsidies, and open rich country markets.

The Candidates' Advisers on Trade

One of our readers pointed me to a recent panel discussion at the Institute for Policy Innovation on "Where the Candidates Stand on Trade." It was quite good, I thought. Here are some excerpts, but it's worth skimming through the whole thing, including the Q &

SIEL Conference Update

From The SIEL Conference Committee: Society of International Economic Law - Conference Booking Arrangements For those of you who are planning to attend SIEL's Inaugural Conference in Geneva on July 15-17 this year, we strongly suggest that you register and book your travel and accommodation as early as

Play Ball: MLB and the WTO

With the U.S. professional baseball season under way this week, I was happy to come across a reason for a blog post about baseball. A Time magazine article reports that Japan's professional baseball league is complaining about the trade impact of Major League Baseball (MLB), after MLB

The AB Appointments Crisis: The DSB Discussion

The minutes of the DSB meeting discussing the last round of AB appointments, involving Taiwan's objections, are now available: http://www.worldtradelaw.net/dsbminutes/m242.pdf See Item 1 of the agenda.