The ASIL International Economic Law Group (ASILIELG) has published an announcement of its upcoming conference in Bretton Woods in November, as well as a call for papers.  The topic of the conference will be "The state of practice and service within the field; The direction, methods and relevance of

The World Bank Trade group has published a new collection of papers entitled Poverty and the WTO.  This work may be responsive to some of the questions raised in the debate between RSquared and Aaron Cosby below.  I would suggest that, at least in a sense, both are right.  The

Laurence Boisson de Chazournes has recently published an analysis of the relationship between collective security measures and international economic law, under the auspices of the International Peace Academy.  It is entitled "Taking the International Rule of Law Seriously:  Economic Instruments and Collective Security."  Given that most collective security

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit decided last week to reject an appeal by Yahoo in a U.S. echo of the French Nazi memorabilia case.  Today's FT has a story.  After losing in France, Yahoo sought a declaratory judgment in the U.

See Julian Ku's post at opinio juris, noting that the U.S. and Mexico have settled a dispute regarding Mexico's restrictions on exports of tequila in bulk.  This type of restriction could have been addressed under either NAFTA or WTO law.  Under WTO law, it would

I heartily welcome Prof. Petros Mavroidis as an additional member of the IELP blogocracy.  Petros, of Columbia Law School and Neuchatel, is one of the world's leading scholars and practitioners of international trade law.  We are fortunate indeed to have his erudite commentary.

A friend writes: "By the way, I don't know if you watch the TV show called Arrested Development, but I think you might like it. Smart, suble, and witty humor. Anyway, there's a character on the show who's a lawyer, and his name

See this Boston Globe commentary about the forthcoming book by Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu.  http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/01/15/sovereignty_in_cyberspace/  (See below) The basic thrust is that it's still the same old story, a fight for love and glory, a

Now that Hong Kong has failed, and the Doha round is on a slow track, one of the critical issues for the success of the round is the duration of fast track (re-labeled "trade promotion authority") in the U.S.  Fast track allows the U.S. Congress to

Oxfam has published a preliminary report on the Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO.  More on this later, but two conclusions seem clear.  First, for those expecting developed countries to make altruistic contributions to the anti-poverty agenda through the WTO, the Doha Development Agenda is so far a disappointment.  Second,