In "Fairness in Practice - A Social Contract for a Global Economy" (2012) Aaron James proposes a substantial normative framework for a theory of fairness in the global economy. Based on a distinctive methodology of interpretive constructivism, James argues for an internal justification of...

The international discussion of Trump's dispute over import tariffs for steel, aluminum and even cars is so far focused on the big global players. However, African countries in particular could suffer too from the planned punitive tariffs, analogous to the famous African proverb, "When elephants...

The fundamental rules for the classification of goods into a customs tariff which is complying to the Harmonized System for the description and coding of goods (HS) are according to general rule 1 solely the six general rules of classification, the terms of headings and the notes (and according...

Mehr Freihandel, das bedeutete früher mehr Mangos, mehr Handys - mehr Wohlstand. Zumindest im Westen. Doch heute erleben wir etwas Neues. Abkommen wie CETA, TTIP, TISA sollen längst nicht mehr nur ein paar Zölle senken: Die Regeln der Weltwirtschaft werden gerade umgeschrieben - zugunsten von...