Robert Lawrence of the Kennedy School has a report out with CFR entitled "The United States and the WTO Dispute Settlement System."  From the press release, here are some of his main recommendations.  For the system: Lawrence proposes a series of realistic fixes to bring about a more

A column in the New York Times – about how US judges find academic writings irrelevant – reminded me of a question I have had for some time:  Why is it that WTO panels and the Appellate Body almost never, ever, refer to scholarly writings (and if they do, it is to

There is an interesting article by Alan Beattie in yesterday's FT.  Beattie first observes that dispute settlement is heating up in response to the continued failure to conclude Doha.  He then refers to Robert Lighthizers' complaints about the AB, which we have discussed before.  Then Beattie makes

For a wonderful tour d'horizon of the history of international economic law, albeit through the lens of the AJIL, see Detlev Vagts article at 100 AJIL 769 (October 2006).  Here is the conclusion: Looking back on the relationship between international economic law and the Journal, one wonders why

A few months ago, I did a post praising a paper by the WTO's Mireille Cossy, which was on "likeness" and non-discrimination under the GATS.  I stand by my statement that she "addressed some of the hard issues involved in an intelligent way."

In yesterday's FT, Gary Hufbauer and Theodore Moran argue against the inclusion of requirements for core labor standards in fast track legislation: US congressional Democrats, led by Sandy Levin and Barney Frank, are insisting that core labour standards promoted by the United Nations’ International Labour Organisation be included

It has long been recognized that the Bretton Woods system no longer serves the contemporary international trade order. As Frieder Roessler concluded in his piece "The Relationship Between the World Trade Order and the International Monetary System" (see Chapter 7 of his book, "Essay on the International

For those in Geneva (or those willing to make the trip), DG Trade posted the following on its web site in relation to public access to the DS316 Aircraft panel meeting: External Trade draws your attention to a public viewing of the panel hearing in the WTO dispute between the