This WTO Case Review is the 19th in our annual series on substantive international trade adjudications issued by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. Each Review explains and comments on Appellate Body Reports adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) during the preceding...

This WTO Case Review is the 15th in our annual series on substantive international trade adjudications issued by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. Each Review explains and comments on Appellate Body reports adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body during the preceding...

This WTO Case Review is the thirteenth in our annual series on substantive international trade adjudications issued by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. Each Review explains and comments on Appellate Body reports adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body during the preceding...

Last week, the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded its 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, amid divergent expectations and goals. Significant issues remain unresolved, and WTO members continue to differ on how countries should approach WTO commitments in light of varying...

At long last, gender and trade are together on the international agenda, with significant implications for women entrepreneurs and traders around the world. Alongside the landmark 2017 Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Empowerment, regional trade agreements (RTAs) have taken the lead on...

There is a growing consensus that we are at a turning point in international trade law and international economic law (IEL) more generally, signaling the possibility for a more inclusive and sustainable approach to law and development. The multilateral system of trade rules has reached an...

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have promoted rule of law in a number of areas – labor and environmental requirements, trade facilitation, standards, intellectual property protection, and development of services infrastructure – and in some cases have allowed domestic industries and...

Times of crisis tend to highlight the importance of flexibility and innovation in international economic law (IEL), but this focus has taken on new significance and dimension with the COVID-19 pandemic. Current circumstances warrant an even greater emphasis the intersection between flexibility,...

The distributional outcomes of trade agreements have historically been uneven, creating both “losers” as well as “winners” and benefitting certain stakeholders while leaving others without benefits or even with negative repercussions. In particular, distributional outcomes can vary...