Zuletzt ließ sich ein globaler Trend zu Verschärfungen von Ausfuhrkontrollen bei Dual-Use-Gütern beobachten. Insbesondere in der EU, den USA und China gab es rechtliche Neuerungen, die der Beitrag vergleichend untersucht. Die Untersuchung stellt dabei zunächst die jüngsten Entwicklungen dar...

Transnationale Subventionen sind ein relativ neues wirtschaftspolitisches Phänomen, das eng mit Chinas „Going Global“-Politik im Rahmen der Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) verknüpft ist. Die Einfuhr subventionierter Waren aus BRI-Partnerstaaten in die Europäische Union (EU) und in die...

This paper summarizes the discussions within the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III (WG III) on the reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) regarding the two draft provisions on damages prepared by the UNCITRAL Secretariat as part of the...

Can consumers trust that the food they buy in the supermarket, even if imported, is not harmful to their health? What would be the consequences if their trust in existing health and safety standards were to be undermined by recognizing lower foreign standards? Against the backdrop of public...

This article questions the consistency of the EU anti-dumping regulation with the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement. It argues that with the expiry of paragraph 15(a)(ii) on 11 December 2016, China’s WTO Accession Protocol may no longer provide the legal basis for the EU to set aside Chinese domestic...

Some principles are not well suited for negotiation through the international trade regime. Or rather, the international trade regime has never been the right forum for negotiating or enforcing human rights. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) current approach to data privacy law both...

The General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade facilitated liberal trade of goods globally by opening up domestic markets and reducing interference of states in trade. The proposition of the GATT to some extent meant curtailing sovereign powers of the state. Countries were cognizant of the fact...