In the last two decades, World Trade Organization law's public interest exceptions (Article XX GATT, Article XIV GATS, Article 2.2 of the TBT Agreement and Article 20 TRIPS) have seen the emergence and evolution of the doctrine of “weighing and balancing.” This paper provides a criticism of...

Populism is telling voters what they want to hear, knowing that it is neither true, nor feasible. Lately, trade and economic integration has seen the spread of untrue and unfeasible tenets, which have proved to be highly popular and have received a warm welcome. Fueled by imperial fantasies and...