The Illegitimate AB Report in Russia - Railway Equipment Steve Charnovitz 5 February 2020 I write this commentary reluctantly.  The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body has been unfairly maligned by the Trump Administration and by the international trade law community.  I say "unfairly" because so far,

This is a guest post by Lise Johnson and Lorenzo Cotula On January 20-24, 2020, delegates to UNCITRAL’s Working Group III met in Vienna to continue their work on ISDS reform. This was the first session devoted to discussing “structural” reforms, such as a standing investment court and an

This is from the WTO's summary of last week's DSB meeting: Morocco said that the anti-dumping measure at issue in its dispute with Turkey in DS513, "Morocco — Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel from Turkey", expired on 26 September 2019, and that Morocco therefore

It is of course now clear that the post-Brexit trading relationship between the UK and the EU is to be governed by an FTA, and that Britain will not remain in a Customs Union with the EU. The 17 October 2019 "Political Declaration" between the EU and the

Steve Charnovitz 2 February 2020 I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Mike Moore, the WTO's 3rd Director General. Moore was a great statesman of New Zealand and served briefly as its Prime Minister.  In the trade community, Moore is remembered for his hard work

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL seeks to hire a teaching fellow for the LLM Program in International Economic Law, Business & Policy. The appointment is for a two-year position with the possibility of a third year by mutual agreement, beginning In August 2020. The fellow will assume significant academic, advising and administrative

Deadline for SIEL / JIEL / OUP Essay Prize Approaching: 14 February 2020 The annual SIEL / JIEL / OUP Essay Prize is awarded to the best essay submitted on any topic in the field of international economic law. It is open to all current undergraduate and graduate students of any university or other