Mitsuo Matsushita has shown an abiding interest in the systemic problems faced by the multilateral trading system. This tribute explores the significance of Article 31(1)(3)(c), the Systemic Integration Clause, of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties to these concerns. While the place of...

The paper investigates the origins of the "special" status of developing countries in multilateral trade lawmaking, and traces the form that their special treatment has taken throughout the history of the trade regime. The paper takes issue with the influential view that the special treatment of...

There is no escaping standard of review in WTO dispute settlement. While the contested national measure and the claims made change from case to case, standard of review is a constant feature. In every case, panels and the Appellate Body must decide how intensively a measure should be reviewed...

Formal economic analysis of trade agreements typically treats disputes as synonymous with concerns about enforcement. But in reality, most WTO disputes involve disagreements of interpretation concerning the agreement, or instances where the agreement is simply silent. And some have suggested...

Trotz ihres immensen Beitrags zur Gewährleistung der Energieversorgungssicherheit ist die Energieaußenhandelspolitik der Europäischen Union nur selten Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Untersuchung. Die Abhandlung setzt sich eingangs mit den faktischen Gegebenheiten und Abläufen im...

"International Trade is multidisciplinary with a large variety of stakeholders. This book, a chapter-by-chapter assessment of the CPTPP (earlier the TPP), follows such reality. By assessing and digesting each CPTPP chapter, the book focuses on the practical implications of this modern free trade...

As economic globalization advances further, there is need for continuous reform in equipping international traders thus the aim of this research is to examine the practicability and applicability of the provisions dealing with the risk (of loss or damage) to goods in the international sphere. In...

The design of a trade agreement should reflect its purpose. Does digital trade change the purpose of a trade agreement? To explore this question, I first describe the definitional and classification issues associated with digital trade, and for modeling purposes I adopt a simple taxonomy of the...