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Security Exceptions Redux

In April 2017, the US Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to evaluate the effect of imported steel and aluminium on national security. In 2018, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium products from several

What does Mexico's Impending Return to Single Party Government Mean for Attracting FDI?

While the election of Lopez-Obrador's anointed candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, in the elections June 2 was no surprise in itself, her margin of more than 30 points over the principal opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez (and over 58% of the total vote) was a surprise to many observers. Similarly, few

The U.S. “Worker-Centered Trade Policy” is helping some workers in Mexico but not in America

This Labor Day post seeks to shed light on the Biden administration’s “worker-centered” trade policy. It argues that the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) misses a critical opportunity to strengthen workers’ rights in America. The agreement’s provisions exclude protections for the most vulnerable workers in U.S. trade

The Curious Case of US Self-Judging, Part 2

Last Friday, the United States appealed the US-Origin Marking Requirement (DS597) and the US-Steel and Aluminium Products (DS544,552, 556, 564) reports. With the appeal came news that the US would lead an effort to draft an authoritative interpretation of GATT Article XXI. This U.S. administration will want to

Friend-shoring

Friend-shoring. Secretary Yellen’s remarks of April 13, 2022 spoke of “friend-shoring” – a commitment to work with countries that “have strong adherence to a set of norms and values about how to operate in the global economy and about how to run the global economic system.” Friend-shoring is not new.

Fit for Whose Purpose?: How Panelists Interpret Labor Rights in Trade, and What That Tells Us about the Trade/Labor Relationship

While many of us were celebrating the holidays with family, an important law review article dropped silently and inconspicuously into the fray. That article, Fit for Purpose: The Extent and Enforcement of International Trade Agreement Labor Obligations After Guatemala – Labor Obligations Decision, was written by Professor Kevin Banks, who served

International Economic Law Virtual Book Talk Series 2021 - Upcoming Sessions

The American Society of International Law's International Economic Law Interest Group is hosting a summer virtual book talk series again this year and so far has held two conversations featuring recent and upcoming books published by Greg Shaffer and Esme Shirlow. Each book talk event is one-hour long

The Missing Legal Strategy for the US-China Trade War

The Missing Legal Strategy for the US-China Trade War Steve Charnovitz 23 May 2019 The Trump Administration's strategy against China suffers many flaws, the most serious of which is the failure to use judicial procedures in the WTO. As my recent study https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.

Announcing a new paper on International Expositions Law

I would like to announce the availability of my new research paper on international expositions law. The title of this paper is Steve Charnovitz, "Why the International Exhibitions Bureau Should Choose Minneapolis for Global Expo 2023." The Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) will be making this important decision

Shaping the Pacific Alliance

Readers may be interested in a new blog, Shaping the Pacific Alliance, which aims to contribute to discussion about the Pacific Alliance, an integration scheme comprising Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The blog provides a platform for governmental and intergovernmental communities to engage with civil society, academics and industry in