WTO Disputes

Sallie James of Cato sees signs of hope that the WTO U.S. - Cotton Subsidies ruling will eventually be implemented: I’ve written before about Rep. Collin Peterson’s (D, MN) disdain for the World Trade Organization, and its rulings against U.S. farm programs. However, in launching his

The Economist says it's Canada: Last July the European Parliament voted to ban the importation of seal products. ... Canada and Norway believe that the European ban breaks international trade rules, and have both lodged complaints with the World Trade Organisation.  ... The Canadian government clearly takes the issue seriously.

Following up on Meredith's post, there has been a lot of reporting in the Australia/New Zealand press about the decision.  Here is a sampling: » Fruit decision a victory - opinion - blogs | Stuff.co.nz Citing "informed sources", it said the World Trade Organisation had

Some in Canada hope that an international declaration on ethical seal hunting will solve the seal products dispute: In an effort to challenge the European Union’s trade ban on Canadian seal products, a Quebec senator is proposing that provinces and countries involved in the seal hunt sign on to

From Reuters: Vietnam has launched its first dispute at the World Trade Organisation with a case against U.S. anti-dumping measures on its key exports of shrimp. The communist state only joined the global trade arbiter three years ago, and its economy like China's has benefited strongly from

It's hard to know what to make of a WTO panel decision like today's U.S. - AD Measures on Carrier Bags report.  In a nutshell, Thailand alleged that the U.S. used "zeroing" in the anti-dumping proceeding at issue, in violation of the

Sometimes I think that being involved in an alcohol tax discrimination dispute is kind of like a rite of passage for WTO Members.  The latest one is the first complaint of 2010: United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that the United States has requested World Trade Organization (WTO)

Here is an ASIL Insight I did on the Seal Products dispute, previewing the legal issues.  (Keep in mind that I only had 2,000 words, so it's a fairly brief preview!)  An excerpt: One might expect that core WTO principles, such as non-discrimination and necessity, would have

WTO litigation is not all about legal arguments: The [Canadian] federal government is opening a new front in its decades-old clash with anti-sealing groups, shifting the battlefield from ice floes to the Internet. Concerned that seal protests timed for the Vancouver Winter Olympics may further bloody the country's

The new Tuna-Dolphin WTO dispute could be trouble for the system, which is bad, but will have some very interesting legal issues, which is good (or fun to follow, anyway).  Among other things, there will be issues related to: (1) choice of forum as between NAFTA and the WTO; (2)