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Trade Policy in a Biden Administration: Online Event this Thursday

There are sure to be lots of events coming on trade policy in a Biden administration. I'll be hosting a Cato one on Thursday, November 12, at 12:30 p.m. EST. The link is here. Here is the description: Trade Policy in a Biden Administration: Back to

5th SIEL Conversation - The Impact of Covid-19 on the Belt and Road Initiative

From the SIEL: 5th SIEL Conversation -The Impact of Covid-19 on the Belt and Road Initiative Moderator: Suresh Nanwani, Professor in Practice, Durham University, School of Government and International Affairs Speakers: Date: The event is scheduled for Thursday, 19 November 2020 at the following times, and more information can

Call for Entries: 8th RMLNLU International Legal Essay Writing Competition & Conference on Financial Regulatory Laws

This is from the Journal Committee at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, in collaboration with the Regstreet Law Advisors: Call for Entries: 8th RMLNLU- Regstreet Law Advisors Conference on International Legal Essay Writing Competition & Conference on Financial Regulatory Laws [March 14, 2021]: Submit by January 17,

Free trade agreement (FTA) arbitration panel appointments: call for expressions of interest

This is from the Department for International Trade (UK): Many of the free trade agreements that the UK has signed or that are currently under negotiation include a requirement for the parties to create rosters of individuals who could act as arbitrators for disputes launched under the state-to-state

Currency undervaluation in practice - Tires from Viet Nam

This afternoon I finally got around to reading the Decision Memorandum underlying the US Commerce Department’s preliminary determination in the US CVD investigation on Tires from Vietnam (C-552-829). This investigation is of course best known for being the first application of the DOC’s new regulations on

U.S. Trade Policy After Trump: Some Preliminary Thoughts

The past few days have been quite an experience. I hope everyone was able to get a good night's sleep and is on the way to recovery! The election of Joe Biden as president has implications beyond trade policy, but this blog is about trade, so I'

Making Appellate Review Optional

My last post was about how WTO appellate review could be made optional as a temporary solution in order to unblock Appellate Body appointments (i.e., to convince the U.S. to go along with appointing new AB Members). Here's a drafting suggestion for how to put that

Research assistants sought for major interdisciplinary project based at the University of Melbourne

We are seeking to appoint up to three casual research assistants to support an interdisciplinary Discovery Project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC): ‘Balancing National Security and Economic Interests in Foreign Investment’. About the project: With the rise of emerging economies such as China and the advent of the

A Proposal from Alan Wolff on WTO Dispute Settlement

This is from a recent speech by WTO DDG Alan Wolff: For dispute settlement, agreement will in the end be needed on a single mechanism to which all who seek to litigate would subscribe. Any appellate stage must be accountable to the WTO Members as a whole. There are interim

Webinar: The Roadmap to the ASEAN-EU FTA in the Post-Pandemic Era

Webinar: The Roadmap to the ASEAN-EU FTA in the Post-Pandemic Era Singapore Management University School of Law; 3-4 December 2020 The ASEAN-EU relations represent the world’s most important interregional framework. Rising populist protectionism, stalled WTO negotiations and the COVID-19 pandemic have posed challenges to