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Coming Soon: The China - Auto Parts Decision (Part II)

Last week, I did a short post summarizing the soon-to-be-circulated WTO panel report in China - Auto parts. I focused on the complainants' claims, based on a quick read of the EC/U.S. first submissions. Then an anonymous commenter pointed out that China raised an Article XX(d)

60,000 Pages of WTO Jurisprudence

That's what the Economist says. Does that sound right? I've never tried to count, although people have suggested the idea to me before. I probably should, I just can't face the prospect of opening each report and checking page counts. And dealing with methodological

Coming Soon: The China - Auto Parts Decision

Let's say a country has bound a 10% tariff duty on auto parts, but a 25% duty on automobiles. To reduce the amount of duties paid, foreign companies have an incentive to export parts rather than completed automobiles. The parts can then be assembled into finished automobiles after

Panels versus the Appellate Body: The DS344 Appeal

Some of you may recall the recent panel ruling in U.S. - Stainless Steel (Mexico) (DS344), where a panel decided not to follow the Appellate Body's "zeroing" jurisprudence, saying the following in this regard: 7.115 We respectfully disagree with the Appellate Body's

A Gambling "Appeal"?

This would be a novel development, although I must say I'm not sure exactly what Mr. Mendel has in mind: Mark Mendel, Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney in the Internet gambling trade dispute with the United States, has indicated that the decision by a World Trade Organisation (WTO)

The Latest on Gambling

From the Antigua Sun this past Monday: The government may be prepared to make a statement on the current status of the Internet gambling dispute with the US as early as today, but early indications are that a proposal for the resolution of the trade dispute received from the US

About that Gambling Settlement ...

... doesn't look like it is going to happen: The deadline for the US to put forward a proposal to settle its long running Internet gambling dispute passed yesterday with Antigua and Barbuda reportedly receiving no word from the US. Up to late yesterday, neither Antigua and Barbuda’s

Hormones Headlines

Which side won in the WTO decisions in the Hormones Sanctions case, released today? Let's take a look at the headlines: From the IHT/AP: "WTO backs US, Canada in beef dispute with EU, but both sides claim victory" From the Guardian/Reuters: "WTO rebukes

Is a Gambling Settlement Finally Coming?

From the Antigua Sun: A settlement proposal due by the end of the month could put an end to the five-year trade battle over Internet gaming between Antigua and Barbuda and the United States. According to Mark Mendel, Antigua and Barbuda’s attorney in its World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute,

Is the Gambling Suspension Finally Coming?

Back in December, Antigua won the right to suspend concessions and other obligations against the U.S. in the amount of US$21 million in relation to U.S. restrictions on online gambling. So far, though, Antigua has not taken any action to put the suspension into effect. Antigua'