International Economic Law and Policy

1. Guest Post: U.S. Countervailing Duty Rules on Transnational Subsidies: A Creative Departure?

   This is a guest post byHuan Zhu of China Trade Monitor and law professorWeihuan Zhou

   “Transnational” subsidies have been at the forefront of the ongoing debate about how best to deal with industrial subsidies, as governments increasingly try to police them (each in their own way)

2. Internship in the WTO Legal Affairs Division

   The WTO Legal Affairs division has an internship opportunity:

   The WTO Secretariat is seeking to fill a six-month internship position in the Legal Affairs Division (start date in 2027).
   
   Under the supervision of a designated legal officer, the intern will support the work of the Legal Affairs Division of

3. Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Summary Judgment Filed in Section 338 Lawsuit

   Following up on the complaint filed earlier this week, yesterday the plaintiffs in the Section 338 lawsuit at the CIT filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction and/or Summary Judgment for Permanent Injunction.

4. A View from China on Overcapacity and Investment Treaties

   Over at the Pekingology newsletter, Yuxuan Jia, aResearch Associate at Center for China and Globalization (CCG), has a translation of some recent remarks by Chen Deming, CCG’s Honorary Chair and a former Chinese Commerce Minister. The remarks cover a range of issues, but I wanted to focus

5. The First Lawsuit against the Section 338 Tariffs on Canadian Imports Has Been Filed

   The Liberty Justice Center has filed a lawsuit challenging "the [Trump] administration’s use of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods."