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Lessons from the First U.S. Win in a Trade and Labor Dispute: The USMCA RRM Atento Decision

For the first time, an arbitral panel has sided with the United States in a trade and labor dispute. On August 21, the United States and Mexico announced the publication of the second panel decision under the USMCA/T-MEC/CUSMA Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM).

The USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism: What Do Workers Expect?

I want to thank Kathleen Claussen for succinctly summarizing last week’s Second USMCA Rapid Response Labor Panel. Many of us missed the panel discussion while participating in the fantastic ASIL International Economic Law Interest Group Biennial Conference (my kudos to the organizers). Professor Claussen points out the Mexican government’

Second USMCA Rapid Response Labor Panel Hears Arguments in Mexico

On May 15 and 16, the second panel convened under the USMCA/TMEC/CUSMA Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) held a hearing in Mexico to review the arguments of Mexico and the United States concerning worker rights at Atento Servicios, S.A. de C.V. (MEX-USA-2024-31A-01). This panel proceeding

Situating Labor in a Trade Agreement: Questions from the First RRM Panel

This is the second of two posts that take a look at the submissions and recount some of what was said at the hearing in the first USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) dispute between the United States and Mexico. If you’re new to the discussion, check out the

The U.S. Non-Violation Nullification or Impairment Argument in the USMCA GE Corn Dispute

In its rebuttal submission in the Mexico - GE Corn USMCA dispute, the U.S. has set out a non-violation nullification or impairment claim as an alternative to its violation claims (the U.S. did not elucidate the non-violation claim in its initial written submission, but it did indicate in

Mexico Invokes Public Morals, Exhaustible Natural Resources, Indigenous Peoples Exceptions in GE Corn USMCA Dispute

Mexico's initial written submission in the GE Corn USMCA dispute was recently posted. The English public version is here. There's a lot in there and I'm not going to go through it all in this post. I just thought it was worth noting quickly

Katherine Tai on USMCA Dispute Settlement and the USMCA Six Year Review

At a Brookings event yesterday, Josh Meltzer of Brookings had some interesting exchanges with U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai on USMCA dispute settlement and the USMCA six year review. Here's the one on dispute settlement: Meltzer: What I'd like to do is ask you a

The Role of WTO Case Law in a USMCA RRLM Proceeding

Here is an interesting exchange from last week's hearing in the USMCA San Martín mine labor dispute about the role of WTO case law in interpreting the USMCA provisions at issue: Panelist: Mexico raised the question that the United States has not provided any legal authorities for its

Katherine Tai on the GE Corn USMCA Dispute

Following up on my last post, here's another quote from U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai speaking at the University of Chicago yesterday, this one in response to a question on the GE Corn USMCA dispute: Q: Your office is bringing an international trade complaint against Mexico under

The GE Corn Dispute: U.S. Agriculture Challenges Mexican Culture

Logan Castellanos is a student at Georgetown University and an intern with WorldTradeLaw.net/International Economic Law and Policy Blog The United States is escalating its GE corn dispute with Mexico amid calls to action from members of Congress from corn-producing states. In response to changes in Mexico’s GE