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Trade
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The Trade Practitioner
Trade for All: EU Commission
On 14 October, the European Commission announced a new trade and investment strategy for the European Union: “Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy." The strategy…
International Law Prof Blog
African Growth and Opportunity Act in 2016
The Office of the United States Trade Representative is seeking public comments on the annual review of country eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act in 2016.…
International Law Prof Blog
International Tribunals Schedule Public Hearings
Several international tribunals have announced public hearings over the next few months as follows:The International Law of the Sea Tribunal (ITLOS) will hold public hearings in the "Enrica Lexie" Incident…
International Law Prof Blog
US and Cuba Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations After More Than 50 Years
Today is a historic day on which the United States and Cuba are re-establishing formal diplomatic relations for the first time since 1961. The Cuban interest section in Washington, DC…
International Law Prof Blog
News from the University of Lausanne’s Centre for Comparative, European, and International Law (CDCEI)
LL.M. in International and European Economic and Commercial Law (Master of Advanced Studies): Registration now open for programmes starting in the Fall 2015 and the Spring 2016 The programme is…
International Law Prof Blog
US Requests Consultations with China at WTO Over Alleged Export Subsidies
The United States formally requested consultations with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday with respect to alleged export-contingent subsidies. The United States alleges that China designates a cluster…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
The U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban is a Simple Transfer Payment from Motorists to Domestic Refiners
By Shi-Ling Hsu
The United States can end the export ban and simultaneously stabilize the insolvent Highway Trust Fund. Bridges are collapsing and 18-wheelers are falling into potholes the size of Rhode Island,…
Cov Africa
The Missing Link in President Obama’s Africa Leaders Summit: Addressing the African, EU, US Conundrum
The Africa Leaders Summit, held in Washington in early August, marked a welcome and important turning point as trade and investment became a top priority in US-African relations. At the…
Cov Africa
How to Compete with China in Africa
Extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act, set to lapse on Sept. 30, 2015, will enable the U.S. to maintain a competitive edge against China in the rapidly expanding African…
International Law Prof Blog
Trade, Law, and Development (Call for Papers)
The Editors of Trade, Law and Development invite original, unpublished manuscripts in the form of articles, notes, comments, and book reviews. Manuscripts received by September 17, 2014 pertaining to any area of…