The end of the WTO dispute settlement system?

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On January 24, 2020

December 10, 2019 marks the end of certain era in the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO). On that day, the term of office of two members of the Appellate Body (i.e. Ujal Singh Bhatia and Thomas R. Graham) expired, leaving the highest judicial body of the organization with only one member (i.e. Hong […]

Options for breaking the WTO Appellate Body deadlock

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On January 23, 2018

As WTO members look to solve the stalemate in Geneva, this article assesses the possible hard and soft solutions for breaking the deadlock. Where some of the harder options risk inviting starker power clashes with the US, which may in turn further stunt progress in the WTO, the author recommends exploring “softer” temporary options as a […]

(Video) Dr Foltea contributes to talks on regulating e-vapour products

Posted by Dr. Lukasz Gruszczynski
On August 4, 2017

The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) opened its doors on 15 June 2017 for the fourth time in Warsaw, Poland. The annual conference, this year themed “Reducing Harm, Saving Lives”, is an event dedicated to exploring new and safer nicotine products in an effort to reduce smoking globally.Over three hundred attendees – nicotine academics, policy makers, stakeholders, and...

The WTO and FCTC dispute settlement systems: friends or foes?

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On November 4, 2016

Our readers may recall Trade Pacts’ trip to Africa this summer where we participated in a SIEL Panel – presenting various issues arising at the intersection of international health and trade. The topic always attracts a lot of attention from States, private sector and scholars. This weighty topic also prompted our own expert Prof. Lukasz […]

Dr Foltea Trade Pacts expert, selected for WTO panels list

Posted by Dr. Lukasz Gruszczynski
On September 21, 2016

The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 2 September 2016 approved Trade Pacts Managing Director Dr Marina Foltea’s nomination for its Panel Indicative List – making her eligible to sit on ad hoc panels which resolve international trade disputes at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Dispute settlement is at the heart of the world’s multilateral trading […]

SIEL Africa conference success

Posted by Dr. Lukasz Gruszczynski
On July 14, 2016

The Society of International Economic Law’s (SIEL) fifth global conference drew to a close on 9 July in the City of Gold, Johannesburg, with Trade Pacts adding its voice to the line-up of foremost international trade law experts. The biennial meeting, held for the first time on African shores at the Witwatersrand University’s Oliver Schreiner […]

Trade Pacts in Egypt

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On June 8, 2016

Trade Pacts expert Dr González-Rojas visited Cairo during May to assist in the training of government officials at the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry. The training focused on the use of trade remedies in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) law. The invitation, direct from the Egyptian government, comes at a time when the […]

Trade Pacts heads to Africa, 2016 SIEL Conference

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On May 23, 2016

Trade Pacts will join economic law professionals for the prestigious fifth biennial Global Conference of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL), taking place at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) Mandela Institute in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 7 to 9 July. Its first appearance on African soil, the conference – themed “International Economic Law in […]

The India Solar Cells Dispute: What does it mean for India?

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On May 19, 2016

India’s hopes of becoming a dominant force in the solar energy sector may have been dashed by a recent ruling of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Early in 2016, on 24 February, a panel constituted by the WTO ruled against India in a dispute raised by the United States of America over the South Asian […]

Trade Pacts Expert judges at law “Olympics”

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On April 8, 2016

Regional Head of Trade Pacts in Latin America Dr. Fernando González-Rojas took time off from his regular trade and investment law lectures in the US to judge at the 57th Philip C. Jessup Competition. Organised by the International Law Students Association and held in Washington DC, the event is the largest international law moot court […]

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