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A Conversation with TradeTankMx on Trade Law Capacity Building

29 July 2019

A discussion session with TradeTankMx, the very first think tank established in Mexico which focusses on international trade law issues. At this disucssion, we discussed various options of how Mexican WTO Chair Program, ITAM and TradeTankMx can work toget ...

The fifth Biennial Conference of the Latin American Network of International Economic Law, at ITAM Mexico City

29 July 2019

ITAM is hosting the fith Biennial Conference of the Latin American Network of International Economic Law on 14-15th October. A panel presentation will be made by WTO Chairs from Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.  Call for Papers (v.03-19)ENG.pdf Downlo ...

Workshop of UNESCO Summer Academy on Women’s Empowerment for Sustainable Development, Istanbul

29 July 2019

The eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference witnessed 118 Members and observers coming together to sign the Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment. The Declaration reaffirms that ‘international trade and investment are engines of economic ...

Meeting with Ambassador Roberto Zapata, the Ambassador to Mexican Permanent Mission at WTO

29 July 2019

The WTO Chair and Co-Chair from Mexico had a met Ambassador Roberto Zapata, the Ambassador to Mexican Permanent Mission at World Trade Organization at the Mexican Mission, Geneva. Had very interesting discussions on the future of the multilateral trading ...

Book Presentation: “Public Private Partnership at WTO Dispute Settlement: Enabling Developing Countries”

29 July 2019

I virtually presented my book “Public Private Partnership at WTO Dispute Settlement: Enabling Developing Countries” at the “Second Biennial Conference of the South Asian International Economic Law Network” at Kerala, India. Thanks to Professor Abhijit Das ...

Trumping Capacity Gap with Public Private Partnership: Mexican USCMA Negotiation Experience

19 June 2019

I presented this work-in-progress at Law & Society Conference 2019 held at Washington DC. The Chair of Panel: Professor Sergio Puig. The discussant: Professor Joseph Conti.   Note: All views or omissions are author's own. This article is written ...

India Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs Against US Imports: Can We Close the Pandora Box?

19 June 2019

No one is a winner in this game of tariffs. With a string of recent protectionist actions, the WTO Members have opened the pandora box. Can we close it to rescue the multilateral trading system? Have a look at my take on India's recent tariffs on US ...

Forty-first UNCTAD Regional Course on key issues on the international economic agenda 25 March-5 April 2019 UON, MOF KENYA

11 May 2019

The forty-first UNCTAD regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda organized by the University of Nairobi, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya. Covered the following topics:  The Impact of the current global ...

STRATEGIC CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON REFORMING BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES (BITs) IN KENYA

11 May 2019

The objective of the consultative meeting was to raise awareness of key stakeholders on the expiry of the Kenya-France and Kenya-Switzerland bilateral investment treaties and the need to review the investment agreements. To identify the discuss areas for ...

WTO TBT National Workshop on The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade

11 May 2019

The WTO TBT National Workshop on The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade discussed: The WTO and Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)  The key disciplines of the WTO TBT Agreement (WTO) Notifications, Enquiry points, raising "STCs" in the TBT Committe ...

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