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WTO Dispute Settlement Misunderstandings: How To Bridge the Gap Between the United States and the Rest of the World

When the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations was completed, the world trading system was transformed in several important ways: A formal institution was created, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) (which had been operating as a de facto institution); the

AJIL Agora on Pandemic

The American Journal of International Law is issuing a worldwide call for papers for an Agora symposium to be published in the October 2020 issue of the Journal. The topic – “The International Legal Order and the Global Pandemic” – recognizes that the present crisis raises foundational questions for the international legal

Trade Policy in the 2020 Presidential Campaign

In the coming months, we will start seeing political ads for the 2020 presidential campaign. Trade policy is likely to feature prominently, especially in certain industrial states. The Trump campaign posted a video recently that perhaps gives us a flavor of their message. The trade part starts around 17:50.

Call for Papers: When International Courts and Tribunals Defer to States

This is from PluriCourts: Concepts and Methods Workshop: Call for Papers. We invite paper proposals for a PluriCourts-iCourts "Concepts & Methods" Workshop on the topic When International Courts and Tribunals Defer to States, to be held in Oslo, Norway, on 24-25 November 2020. International Courts and Tribunals (ICs)

China's New SCM Violations and the Larger Implications

Steve Charnovitz 12 April 2020 According to the Wall Street Journal, the government of China is now providing "a 9% rebate on the export of animal products, such as edible snakes and turtles, primate meat, beaver and civet musk, and rhino horns, despite banning their domestic trade." A

New U.S. Export Restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Last week, President Trump issued a "Memorandum on Allocating Certain Scarce or Threatened Health and Medical Resources to Domestic Use," which including the following passage: On March 25, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services designated under section 102 of the Act 15 categories of health and

New US Domestic Content Requirement for State Aids

New US Domestic Content Requirement for COVID-19 State Aids Steve Charnovitz While I was pleased to see the G20 Statement on 30 March 2020 that governments should avoid "unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade," I also note that the Statement does not mention the word "law,

The Real Rot in the System: Delays Are Making WTO Dispute Settlement Irrelevant, Especially During a Pandemic

“Free trade saves lives” is what I was recently reading on Twitter. And, yes, trading masks or ventilators in times of coronavirus can do exactly that. Plenty of trade commentators (here and here) have lamented the export restrictions recently imposed on medical gear, which may do the opposite. Jennifer Hillman

The New "Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement Pursuant To Article 25 of the DSU"

The EU has announced that it and 15 other WTO Members have "decided on an arrangement that will allow them to bring appeals and solve trade disputes among them despite the current paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body." It explains that "[t]he Multiparty Interim Appeal Arbitration

Application for CUSMA/USMCA Dispute Settlement Rosters (Canada)

As Simon noted in an earlier post, application requests for the USMCA dispute settlement rosters were recently published by USTR. Canada is undertaking a similar process. This is from the Trade Law Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada: Seeking Expression of Interest At this time, the Government of