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The Gambling Case: More Complainants?

I had been wondering whether the EU would bring a complaint against the new U.S. online gambling ban, adding significant support to Antigua's existing complaint (the EU's sanctions would obviously be more potent than Antigua's sanctions). It appears that Antigua's lawyers

Korea-US FTA Talks

Ben Muse has an excellent summary of the latest session of the Korea-U.S. FTA talks.

Trade in Trans Fat

A while back, Joel mentioned the city of Chicago's ban on foie gras as a good exam question for a trade law class. Here's another. Tomorrow, New York's Board of Health "will hold its first public hearing on a proposal to make New

"Likeness" under GATS Article XVII

I found this to be an excellent discussion of "likeness", and the non-discrimination principle more generally, under the GATS: /content/files/english/res_e/reser_e/ersd200608_e.pdf . It's by Mireille Cossy of the WTO's Trade in Services division. I felt like she

A Community by Any Other Name . . .

Christoph Herrmann of EUI asks the following question: One question that puzzles me already for quite some time is the "naming" of the EC in the WTO framework. E.g. dispute settlement reports consistently refer to the "European Communities", however, in singular. Well, technically, this is

"Aid for Trade" or "Subsidy for Market Opening" - Guest Post from Jalal Alavi

Jalal Alavi, PhD Candidate at the University of Neuchatel, writes the following: The EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson has urged the EU ministers yesterday to boost trade and development aid, as promised, to help him conclude market-opening deals with 78 countries in the ACP region. He further asked EU to

Statoil, Bribery and Extraterritoriality

Statoil has recently settled with the U.S. SEC regarding its bribery of Iranian officials in order to secure lucrative oil and gas rights in Iran. So, one might ask, why would a Norwegian company making a bribe in Iran have to deal with the SEC? The U.S. Foreign

ABILA--International Law Weekend

I've just had a look at the program for International Law Weekend--October 26-28, in NYC. It looks like an interesting, and sometimes even edgy, event. Lots of panels on international business law, and some interesting international economic law subjects as well. And it's free . . . .

All Bets Are Off (Literally)

It's official: Due to legislation signed today, online gambling is now banned in the U.S. This means, of course, that the weekly internet poker game among IELP blog members is cancelled. (For the Americans among us, anyway -- the non-Americans can carry on as usual. We Americans

Fidelity Fiduciary Bank: Grameen's Nobel

Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel peace Prize yesterday, for their efforts in developing the practice of micro-credit in Bangladesh for the benefit of the extreme poor, mainly women. Micro-finance is not perfect, but it is a great idea that generally works for the poor. Only incorrigible