International Economic Law and Policy

1. Call for Papers: Law and Economic Development

   This is from the ASIL International Economic Law interest group: The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law and the Law and Development Institute are co-hosting a conference in December 2025 in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The conference...

2. Guest Post: How to retaliate against looming Trump tariffs

   This is a guest post from Simon Schropp (BRG and George Washington University) Eight weeks into the Trump Administration it appears that the “Trump tariffs” on America’s closest allies are not mere posture. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on March...

3. The U.S. Argument that GATT Article XX Applies to Non-GATT Goods Agreements (Including the SCM Agreement)

   In its first written submission in the U.S. - IRA Tax Credits WTO dispute (DS623), the U.S. makes a number of arguments people might find interesting. First, there's a new invocation of the GATT Article XXI security exception related to...

4. Passing of Steve Charnovitz

   I was saddened to hear of the passing this week of the great trade law scholar Steve Charnovitz, a professor at GW law school. The full list of his scholarly works can be found at his personal website. Steve was...

5. Questions about Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs

   President Trump and his trade team have been pointing to April 2 as the big day for his reciprocal tariffs. At this point, I have lots of questions, but few answers, about what to expect from all this. Here are...