This recently reported development in NAMA negotiations is noteworthy, because it is as far as I can tell a first really overt break from China's so-far rather accommodating diplomacy in the WTO. The repeated reference to veto rights is worryingly reminiscent of the UN Security Council, where

Prof. Jose Alvarez, President of the American Society of International Law, has posted an incisive presidential column celebrating the new (at least relative) inclusiveness and transparency of international legal discourse afforded by the access of academics and practitioners (and usually, everybody else) to the internet with its blogs. He notes

Hillary Clinton had this to say about trade in relation to various trade agreements coming before Congress: "I have long said that we need smart trade policies that advance labor rights, the environment, and our economic standing in the world. "I support the trade agreement with Peru. It

In the context of opposing the U.S. - Peru FTA, John Edwards said the following: I believe we need to follow four principles to make sure that globalization works for everyone, starting right here at home. First, our multilateral and bilateral trade deals and unilateral trade preferences must help America.

... said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in support of the U.S. - Peru FTA, which passed the House by a wide margin.  Other Democrats supporting the deal had the following to say: "This is the first step toward a new trade agreement," said Rep. Sander M. Levin of Michigan,

The Faculty of Law of Maastricht University is offering two Ph.D. positions in the field of International Economic Law.   The Ph.D. projects will be carried out in the framework of the Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation. One Ph.D. project concerns the tension between private-sector standards

It seems very unlikely that we will ever see a Kucinich Presidency, but nonetheless I found this statement of Kucinich's thoughts on trade interesting: The first act in office is going to be to cancel NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement] and withdraw from the WTO [World Trade

As announced by the WTO, the recent panel hearings in the EC - Bananas, Article 21.5 dispute brought by the U.S. were open to the public.  Unlike some other recent open panel hearings, for this one the public could view the questions from the panel and the parties'