During the past decade of mounting global imbalances, many academics and policymakers have argued that the exchange rate of China's Renminbi – perceived by many as intentionally undervalued relative to the U.S. dollar – has contributed to China's substantial trade (and consequent current...

This study assesses the compatibility of the EU's proposal on a Digital Service Tax with EU and WTO law.In the author's view, the European Commission's proposal for a DST is compliant with WTO law. The same cannot be said regarding EU law. In fact, the proposal raises several issues concerning...

This article aims to do a comprehensive analysis of the compatibility of the EU Commission's proposal on a Digital Services Tax with the European Union and WTO Law.The DST aims to answer concerns expressed by many EU citizens that were further amplified by non-governmental organizations and the...

Presently the Doha Round negotiations for ensuring disciplines in the area of subsidies and countervailing measures are going on at the multilateral level. In particular, a major focus of the current negotiation is on removal of the actionable subsidies being provided in the fishery sector. The...

Investor-State dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) are an important component of most International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and have significant influence on how disputes between States and investors are resolved.This statistical survey of a large sample of 1,660 bilateral investment...

While there is an extensive amount of literature on the noodle bowl of agreements in Asia, the majority of studies exclusively focus on trade (in goods). So far, little emphasis has been placed on the proliferation of international investment treaties (IIAs). Given the significance of IIAs, it...

In 1997, the Lima Declaration against Corruption made the first institutional cry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to address the issue of corruption in international trade. In fact, international trade bears critical vulnerabilities to corruption, particularly concerning Customs...

There were 288 regional trade agreements in force at the end of 2018, approximately one quarter (27%) of which included digital trade provisions. These e-commerce chapters have evolved from simple statements, to more comprehensive attempts to cultivate digital trade. This article tests the...

Increasing moves away from multilateralism have created a fragmented trade and investment scenario where economies progressively combine the application of restrictive unilateral actions with bilateral and regional preferences. The application of, and exceptions to, the non-discrimination...

Various problems coming along with the ongoing globalization of markets and business activities like international cartels, monopolization of world markets, deterrence of market access in spite of relaxed trade barriers as well as jurisdictional conflicts about transnational mergers and alleged...