Standard political economy analysis suggests that, in China and India, as in other countries, domestic producers interested in protection would be able to overcome domestic consumers interested in inexpensive goods without the political intervention of domestic producers interested in promoting...

The WTO law of remedies for violation appears incoherent. States that fail to comply with their obligations are subject to WTO-authorized retaliation. First, this retaliation takes the inefficient form of blocked trade by the complaining state. This remedy is unlikely to be useful to developing...

Constitutions have many dimensions. These dimensions include at least the following: - an economic constitution in the sense of a set of rules for exchange of value and authority, - an interfunctional constitution that allows for the integration of various social values, - a political...

This paper describes the problem of cybersecurity-based concerns regarding trade in IoT goods, and investment in manufacturing or distribution facilities for IoT goods, analyzes the applicable international law that would constrain national cybersecurity-based import or investment restrictions,...

This paper provides a legal analysis of the significance of standards, technical regulations and SPS provisions (collectively, "TBTSPS") in regional trade agreements ("RTAs") in relation to the multilateral trading system. From a normative perspective, it examines the way in which RTA regulation...

One of the most important and difficult issues in international trade is the relationship between international trade liberalization and domestic regulatory autonomy. This issue has been addressed in a variety of ways in the goods sector, and is still being worked out according to a dynamic...

Platforms constitute a novel context for social interaction. Physical distance makes little to no difference to interaction, and so the frequency and intensity of cross-territorial border interaction grows dramatically. This growth in interaction will be globalization on steroids. Platforms...

In China – Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, the Panel addressed three main issues: 1. The relationship between China’s censorship laws and its obligations to protect copyright under the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property...

Trachtman examines the welfare economics, political economy, and legal experience in international economic migrationm, and on the basis of his analysis, suggests the structure of a multilateral framework agreement on internatinoal economic migration.