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Two More Countries Join the MPIA

The Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement Pursuant to Article 25 of the DSU is up to 21 participants now: Ecuador and Nicaragua just joined. Other governments can join whenever they want, but if they want to be eligible to nominate candidates for the pool of arbitrators, they have 10

Competition, subsidies and trade remedies in the draft UK - EU FTA

The UK Government has made its version of an EU -UK FTA available to the public (link below), and not surprisingly it differs dramatically from the text proposed by the EU. I have restricted myself for now to a quick look at subsidies, competition and trade remedies. I say a

Searching for the Next Leader of the WTO

Steve Charnovitz 19 May 2020 The World Trade Organization (WTO) is under stress with all three of its governing branches suffering instability. Unfairly assaulted by the Trump Administration, the WTO's judicial branch has suffered a loss of its appellate court. The WTO's legislative branch is still

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

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

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

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.

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

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 improving multilevel

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-