International Economic Law and Policy

1. The IEEPA Lawsuits and Charming Betsy

   By my count, so far there have been five lawsuits filed in U.S. court related to either the IEEPA fentanyl tariffs or the IEEPA "reciprocal"/universal tariffs: - Barnes v. U.S., CIT (complaint) (fentanyl tariffs) - Emily Ley Paper v. Trump,...

2. Dark Globalization: Authoritarian Arbitrage in the Case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

   One dimension of the current case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia concerns the dark side of globalization: arbitrage by authoritarians to subvert constitutional and human rights protections. Abrego Garcia has been strategically disenfranchised through jurisdictional arbitrage implemented by physical transfer to...

3. Questions About the Upcoming Trade Deals

   There have been a lot of U.S. tariffs in recent months, and it's getting hard to keep track of them all. This post deals with the IEEPA "reciprocal tariffs" announced on April 2, rather than the earlier IEEPA fentanyl tariffs...

4. Stephen Miran on the U.S. Providing Global Public Goods

   Last week, Stephen Miran, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, gave a speech at the Hudson Institute in which he explained that the U.S. deserved compensation for certain "global public goods" it provides to the world. In his...

5. Guest Post: Japan Signals a Possible Shift Away from the WTO Dispute Settlement System in Response to U.S. “Reciprocal Tariffs”

   This is a guest post from Yoshimichi Ishikawa, Associate Professor, University of Shizuoka, Japan For decades, Japan has adhered to the principle that trade disputes should be addressed strictly within the WTO dispute settlement framework. This long-standing position may now...