International Business Transactions

WTO Finds EU Failed to Implement Ruling to Bring Measures into Conformity with Obligations under Subsidies Agreement (September 22, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 22, 2016, the compliance panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated a 

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in Dispute Between India and the U.S. over Solar Technology (September 16, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On September 16, 2016, the Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its

WTO Appellate Body Issues Report in Korea/United States Washers Dispute (September 7, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 7, 2016, the WTO Appellate Body issued its report in United States — Anti-Dumping and Counte

ICISD Tribunal Rules Against Philipp Morris, Finding Uruguay’s Tobacco Control Measures Do not Violate Switzerland-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty (July 8, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On July 8, 2016, an arbitral tribunal constituted under the auspices of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) issued an

Dutch Court Overturns $50 Billion Judgment against Russia in Yukos Arbitration (April 20, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On April 20, 2016, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands overturned a fifty billion do

The TPP's Contribution to Public International Law

On November 5, 2015, the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),[1] a trade and investment agreement among twelve Pacific nations, was, after a long wait, officially released to the public. The TPP is expected to have a significant impact on global trade and investment, as it brings greater economic integration to a  diverse set of countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam), who together account for almost 40% of global GDP.

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19
Issue: 
26
Author: 
Simon Lester
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Convention on Choice of Court Agreements Enters Into Force (October 1, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 1, 2015, the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements entered into force after being signed

Swiss Court Orders Israel to Pay Iran Billion-Dollar Award in Oil Pipeline Dispute (May 20, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 20, 2015, a Swiss Court ordered an Israeli oil company, the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company, to pay Iran $1.1 billion in compensation regarding the revenues from an oil pipeline that began a

WTO Appellate Body issues Report on U.S.’s Anti-dumping Measures on Shrimp from Viet Nam (April 7, 2015)

Author: 
Monica Moyo

On April 7, 2015, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body issued its report in United States