Asia

The U.S. President, Once Again, Rejects Import Sanctions Against China

President Bush, on April 25, announced that he would not grant safeguard relief from imports of Chinese wire garment hangers requested by the US industry under Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974.1 In doing so the President rejected a unanimous recommendation from the US International Trade Commission that duties be raised for a three-year period.2 This is the second time relief has been sought under Section 421, and the second time relief has been denied by the Bush Administration.3
 
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8
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12
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Eliza Patterson
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Asia
Foreign Policy and International Law
North America
Trade and Investment

NORTH KOREA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY

           On January 10, 2003, North Korea announced (a) that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), effective immediately, and (b) that its withdrawal from the NPT left it free from the binding force of its Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
 
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Frederic L. Kirgis
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Arms Control and Non-proliferation
Asia
Global
International Organizations
Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law

Ongoing WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies

It is well known that overfishing has led to the collapse of several commercially valuable fish species and the decline of others. [1] In this context, WTO Members agreed during the WTO Ministerial Conference held in Doha (Qatar) in November 2000, to launch negotiations with the aim to "clarify and improve WTO disciplines on fisheries subsidies, taking into account the importance of this sector to developing countries." [2]
 
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8
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Marc Benitah
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Energy and Natural Resources
International Courts and Tribunals
International Organizations
Pacific Rim and Oceania
Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
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International Law in Brief

ICC Office of the Prosecutor Concludes No Basis for Further Investigations into Republic of Korea (June 23, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 23, 2014, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court published

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International Law in Brief

U.S., U.K., France, China, and Russia Sign Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (May 6, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On May 6, 2014, the United States, United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia signed the Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Z

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International Law in Brief

United Kingdom and China Sign Film Co-Production Treaty (April 23, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On April 23, 2014, the United Kingdom and China signed a co-production film treaty that will, according to a

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International Law in Brief

Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Issues Severance Decision in Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea Trial (April 4, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On April 4, 2014, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) issued a new severance

Australia v. Japan: ICJ Halts Antarctic Whaling

On March 31, 2014, the International Court of Justice declared that Japan must halt its current whaling program in the Southern Ocean.[1] The decision will not affect Japan’s whale hunt in the northern Pacific and it does not foreclose Japan from all whaling in the future, as long as it is conducted within the requirements of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW).[2] Nor does this decision affect the other two nations that currently conduct wh

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18
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9
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Cymie R. Payne
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Asia
Environment
International Courts and Tribunals
Pacific Rim and Oceania
Signature Topics - BNJ - Oceans
Signature Topics - Climate Change

Colleague Societies

Professional societies of international law exist on every continent. Strengthening connections between these societies and their members enriches our understanding by increasing transnational knowledge about shared and diverse approaches to international law’s formation, study, and practice. ASIL celebrates its colleague societies around the world.

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International Law in Brief

ICJ Rules in Case Concerning Whaling in the Antarctic (March 31, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On March 31, 2014, the International Court of Justice rendered its Judgment in the case concerning Whaling in the Antarctic (Aust