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WTO Young Professionals Program

The WTO is seeking applicants for its Young Professionals Program (see link below). This is a one year temporary position for young professionals up to thirty-two years of age with 2+ years of relevant professional experience. The YPF prioritizes applicants from developing WTO Members not currently represented in the WTO
Jesse Kreier 18 May 2020 1 min read

PEPA/SIEL Online International Economic Law Research Marathon 2020

The Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics (PEPA) Network of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law are thrilled to announce the PEPA/SIEL Online International Economic Law Research Marathon 2020. The Virtual Conference, which for the time being replaces the postponed
Simon Lester 16 May 2020 4 min read

Globalization Is Not "Hyper" and There Was Never a "Neoliberal Market Fundamentalist Consensus"

Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp are working on a book about "narratives" in international economic law, and Nicolas has written about this on his own already, so I've been thinking a bit about the role and value of narratives. Generally speaking, I'm suspicious of
Simon Lester 14 May 2020 3 min read

The MPIA Arbitrator Nominations Are Coming In

The deadline for submitting nominations for the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement pool of arbitrators is May 30. The EU didn't waste any time with their pick, nominating Joost Pauwelyn. First off, let me say congrats to Joost! I can't think of a better choice. Second,
Simon Lester 14 May 2020 1 min read

The MPIA and the WTO Secretariat

The law firm Sidley Austin has been hosting a series of Webinars about the Multi-Party Interim Arbitration Arrangement. Because Geneva-based delegates are the principal speakers, the Webinars provide some insights into the intentions of MPIA parties. One issue sometimes raised regarding the MPIA is the extent to which it seeks
Jesse Kreier 13 May 2020 1 min read

Guest Post: Will the ‘Charnovitz Principles’ Improve Global Health Governance?

This is a guest post by Prof. Ernst Ulrich Petersmann, European University Institute (Florence) Professor Charnovitz is among the few international lawyers who have carefully studied the history - and past governance failures - of international economic law, labor law, environmental and health law in order to elaborate proposals for
Simon Lester 13 May 2020 4 min read

Guest Post: Suspending Investor-State Arbitration During the Pandemic

This is a guest post from law professor Ben Heath: There is growing concern in some quarters that international investment law and arbitration will limit national governments’ ability to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.  Last week saw the rollout of two related but distinct non-governmental initiatives
Simon Lester 12 May 2020 13 min read

Call for Submissions: Trade, Law and Development

This is from the Board of Editors of Trade, Law and Development: The Board of Editors of Trade, Law and Development is pleased to invite original, unpublished manuscripts for publication in the Winter ’20 Issue of the Journal (Vol. 12, No. 2) in the form of ‘Articles’, ‘Notes’, ‘Comments’ and
Inu Manak 11 May 2020 1 min read

The Field of International Pandemic Law

The Field of International Pandemic Law (IPaL) Steve Charnovitz 10 May 2020 As a scholar who has written to define the field of international economic law (IEcL), I now see a need for more attention to the vital topic of international pandemic law (IPaL).  Although the origins of international health
Charnovitz 10 May 2020 4 min read

Call for Submissions: Trade Experettes COVID-19 Blog Post Series

This is from the Trade Experettes Blog Editors: Call for Submissions: Trade Experettes COVID-19 Blog Post Series We are the Trade Experettes. We are women professionals in international trade - economists, academics, lawyers and public policy experts that strive to build a global interactive platform for trade policy discussions and
Inu Manak 04 May 2020 1 min read

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The Section 301 Surge Continues: Investigating the Adoption/Enforcement/Administration of Forced Labor Import Bans

This Section 301 investigation intends to pressure all sixty named trade partners (even, inexplicably, including Canada and Mexico) to adopt similar enforcement procedures. This announcement is highly problematic for the four reasons I address below.
16 Mar 2026 4 min read

The Section 301 Surge Is Upon Us: Investigating Excess Capacity and Production

The first of a large batch of expected Section 301 investigations has arrived, as USTR announced yesterday that it was initiating investigations on acts, policies, and practices of various countries/economies "relating to structural excess capacity and production in manufacturing sectors."
12 Mar 2026 3 min read

Debunking the "Hyperglobalization" Trade Policy Myth

Policy is often shaped by narratives, and recently there has been a bipartisan effort to create a narrative that, starting in the early 1990s, globalization and free trade went too far.
03 Mar 2026 8 min read

Guest Post: Are President Trump’s New Section 122 Tariffs Legal?

This is a guest post from Bryan Riley and Joe Bishop-Henchman. Bryan is Director of the Free Trade Initiative at the National Taxpayers Union; Joe is Executive Vice President at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation President Trump has issued new 10% tariffs, shortly after raised to 15%, based on Section
24 Feb 2026 6 min read

Section 122 as a (Partial) Replacement for the IEEPA Tariffs

Apparently, this is the era of dusting off old international economic policy statutes and figuring out what they mean and how they work. After the Supreme Court's ruling today in Learning Resources, holding that "IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs," we are now
20 Feb 2026 5 min read

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