By: Dennis J. Hough Jr. Do you remember how you felt on Wednesday, January 7, 2009? Perhaps you do not. I know how some Europeans felt — cold. 1 That was the day that Russia stopped all natural gas exports to Ukraine. 2 By itself, this was a serious course of action. However, be- … [Read more…]
Enhancing the WTO Tool Kit: The Case For Financial Compensation
By: Rebecca Ullman World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Understanding 160 represents an intersection of domestic law and international law. The subject of Dispute Settlement Understanding 160 (“DSU 160”) is the Fairness in Music Licensing Act, an American legislative act that extended copyright protection terms and carved out significant exemp- tions for commercial establishments. 1 … [Read more…]
Stretching the Dispute Settlement Understanding: U.S.—Cotton’s Relaxed Interpretation of Cross-Retaliation in the World Trade Organization
By: David J. Townsend In August 2009, the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) au-thorized Brazil to impose sanctions against the United States for its continued subsidization of cotton producers 1 in violation of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (“SCM Agrement”) 2 and the Agreement on Agriculture. 3 The WTO approved Bra- zil’s … [Read more…]
Post-Sox Trends In DelistingsAnd Deregistration
By: Samuel Wolff & Clarence D. Long IV Download Article (PDF)
The New Deference-Based Approach To Adjudicating Political Questions In Corporate Ats Cases: Potential Pitfalls And Workable Fixes
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