International Economic Law and Policy

1. Reclaiming the WTO’s Practical Mission: A Thought Experiment in WTO Reform

   The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the predecessor of the World Trade Organization (WTO), emerged as a postwar response to economic nationalism. Like the United Nations, which sought to prevent another world war, the GATT aimed to avert the kind of trade wars unleashed by the Smoot-Hawley Tariff

2. Discussing Trade Policy on the Internet

   Shifting the IELP blog to a new platform has led me to do a bit of reflection on the past, present, and future of discussing trade policy online.

   I am vaguely aware that there were Usenet forum discussions in the 1990s, and there may have been good trade policy conversations

3. Beware the "Securitization" of Trade Policy

   In recent years, U.S. trade policy has seen a creeping takeover by "security" concerns. The precise scope of these concerns is unclear, but they appear to cover both the traditional aspects of military-related security as well as the vague and amorphous concept of "economic security."

4. Call for Candidates (Co-)Editor(s)-in-Chief Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL)

   This is from the JIEL:

   The 5-year term of the current Co-Editors-in-Chief of JIEL is ending. We have been charged to facilitate the process of electing the next Editor or Co-Editors-in-Chief. 
   
   JIEL is the pre-eminent journal in the field of international economic law, published by Oxford University Press (OUP)

5. CPTPP Roster of Panel Chairs

   Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is looking for candidates for the roster of CPTPP panel chairs:

   Expressions of Interest: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Roster of Panel Chairs
   
   The Australian Government is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals to be considered