International Economic Law and Policy

1. Can Brazil's WTO Complaint on the Section 301 Tariffs Avoid Being Undermined by an "Appeal into the Void"?

   Amidst the flurry of recent tariff news was a USTR notice of action earlier this month in the Section 301 investigation of Brazil’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and

2. Immigration Penalties for Foreign Government Officials Engaging in "Economic Discrimination"

   Recently introduced legislation from Congressman Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) seeks to penalize "foreign officials who weaponize the government to discriminate against American companies" by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act "to make foreign government officials who engage in economic discrimination against U.S. persons inadmissible to, and

3. Guest Post: Preliminary Thoughts on the European Commission Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2.0

   This is a guest post by Peter Van den Bossche[1] Chair Professor of International Economic Law, Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Law; former Member and Chair of the WTO Appellate Body; Professor Emeritus of International Economic Law, World Trade Institute, University of Bern; and external legal advisor,

4. The Meaning of "Discrimination" in Section 338's Predecessor (Section 317 of the Tariff Act of 1922)

   In my post on the Trump administration's invocation of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 last week to impose tariffs on certain Canadian imports, I offered some quick thoughts on how broadly "discrimination" in that provision of the statute might be interpreted and applied.

5. Will There Be Further Adjustments to the Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs If Forced Labor Laws Improve?

   On Thursday, USTR announced its final tariff rates in the Section 301 investigation on forced labor imports. There are a wide range of ideas for how to challenge these tariffs in court, with some ideas broader than others. One broad approach would be to argue that these tariffs are just