Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution

The Australian Trade Policy Statement on Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Introduction

On April 12, 2011, the Australian Government released a Trade Policy Statement outlining a series of five principles and six disciplines that will guide Australian trade policy in the future. Having laid out a comprehensive map, the Statement pointedly expresses opposition to investor-state dispute settlement provisions in future Australian trade agreements:

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15
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22
Author: 
Jürgen Kurtz
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Orange Juice, Shrimp, and the United States Response to Adverse WTO Rulings on Zeroing

Introduction

Continued rulings in World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes against the United States are having a profound effect on the WTO dispute settlement system, ongoing WTO negotiations, and U.S. anti-dumping law and practice.

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15
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20
Author: 
Tania Voon
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Trade Remedies and Non-Market Economies: The WTO Appellate Body's Report in United States—Definitive Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Products from China

Introduction

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15
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19
Author: 
Wentong Zheng
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The WTO EC - Aircraft Panel and Appellate Body Reports on Subsidies to Airbus

Introduction

The WTO dispute in EC—Aircraft (DS316)[1] has been both lengthy (six years from the first consultations request to the circulation of the Appellate Body report) and complex (in terms of both legal and factual issues). This Insight provides a brief overview of the issues involved in the panel and appellate proceedings.

Factual Background

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15
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18
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Simon Lester
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Four Tribunals Apply ICSID Rule for Early Ouster of Unmeritorious Claims

Introduction

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15
Issue: 
10
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John R. Crook
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Suppressing Somali Piracy – Next Steps

Introduction

This Insight reports further efforts to suppress piracy off the coast of Somalia since Agora: Piracy Prosecutions—Countering Piracy off Somalia: International Law and International Institutions was prepared for the July 2010 issue of the American Journal of International Law.[1]

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14
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39
Author: 
J. Ashley Roach
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Recent Developments in U.S. International Arbitration Law: Will Congress Take On the Supreme Court?

Introduction

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14
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35
Author: 
Ernesto J. Sanchez
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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: Another Round in the Fight Over Corporate Liability Under the Alien Tort Statute

 

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14
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31
Author: 
Chimène I. Keitner
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NAFTA Chapter 19 Panel Follows WTO Appellate Body in Striking Down Zeroing

I. Introduction

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14
Issue: 
30
Author: 
Tania Voon
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Google, China, and Search

I. Introduction

Google’s recent decision to stop censoring its search results in China reflects the challenging position in which providers of information and communication technologies find themselves today. This Insight provides an overview of the debate about Google’s provision of search services in China and describes the framework of corporate social responsibility that applies to Internet providers operating in countries that restrict expression online.

II. Internet Regulation in China

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14
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25
Author: 
Molly Beutz Land
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