International Economic Law

The WTO Decision on U.S. Cotton Subsidies

On March 3, 2005, the WTO Appellate Body (AB) issued a landmark decision[1] interpreting key WTO provisions on agricultural subsidies and upholding a prior panel ruling finding various US cotton subsidies to be WTO illegal. In September 2004 the panel, in a challenge by Brazil, had ruled that various US agricultural programs constituted illegal subsidies under the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, the Agreement on Agriculture and Article XVI of the GATT 1994.[2]
 
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9
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11
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Eliza Patterson
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International Labour Organization Adopts Legally Binding Protocol to Eliminate Forced Labor (June, 11, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 11, 2014, the International Labour Organization adopted a legally binding P

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Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan Sign Eurasian Economic Union Treaty (May 29, 2014)

Author: 
Nicole R. Tuttle

On May 29, 2014, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan signed the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty, formally creating the Eurasian Economic Union.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Federal Court Deference to Arbitrator Decision in Investment Treaty Dispute (March 5, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 5, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court held in BG Group v.

Public Health and “Counterfeit” Medicines: The Role of the World Health Organization

Introduction

The normative and policy-setting functions of the World Health Organization (“WHO”) have been substantially influenced by the differences of opinion within WHO’s membership about the impact of trade and intellectual property (“IP”) rules on public health. In particular, WHO members differ as to the organization’s role in addressing the perceived failure of the pharmaceutical market to generate safe and affordable medicines for diseases predominantly affecting developing countries.

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2
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Gian Luca Burci
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World Health Organization

World Health Assembly

International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce — IMPACT

Working Group of Member States on
Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/
counterfeit medical products

INTERPOL

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ICSID Tribunal Finds Lack of Jurisdiction in Metal-Tech Ltd. v. Republic of Uzbekistan (October 4, 2013)

Author: 
Djurdja Lazic

In Metal-Tech Ltd. v.

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PS5+1 Sign a Joint Plan of Action With Iran To End Economic Sanctions in Exchange for a Freeze of Iran’s Nuclear Programs (November 24, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 24, 2013, Iran signed a Joint Plan of Action with six nations in Geneva’s Palace of Nations that brings a freez

U.S. Implementation of Adverse WTO Rulings: A Closer Look at the Tuna-Dolphin, COOL, and Clove Cigarettes Cases

Critics of the World Trade Organization (WTO) fear that WTO rules can be used to challenge regulatory actions intended to protect the environment, bolster food safety, or promote public health.[1] These fears were brought to the fore by three recent cases concerning the WTO's Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement).[2] In those cases, the United States was found to have violated the non-discrimination obligation in Article 2.1 of the TBT Agreement, and in

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Jamie Strawbridge
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Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution

A Conversation with Judge Charles N. Brower - "The Future Of International Arbitration"

Please join the Society's International Courts and Tribunals Interest Group (ICTIG) in welcoming ASIL's 2009 Manley O. Hudson Medalist, the Honorable Charles N. Brower, to discuss his significant and wide-ranging practice at the bar with distinguished service, both nationally and internationally, during 30 years in the fields of public international law and international dispute resolution.