The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) upcoming selection by its members of the new Director-General (DG), is more critical than ever before. With a tightly contested race of eight highly-skilled candidates, a number of well renowned international…
Organised this online conference, with 20+ speakers and discussants from different universities and 100+ participants overall. The discussions focussed on rethinking, repackaging and rescuing world trade law. Details here:…
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…
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…
The current times are challenging for existing trade and investment rules. Hence, this field of study presents many interesting topical avenues for legal research, and now arguably more so than ever before. Law Schools Global League has launched…
Professor Ricardo Meléndez-Oritiz, the Thousand Talents Plan scholar as well as the President of International Trade and Sustainable Development Center (ICTSD), was appointed as Visiting Professor of SUIBE. After the ceremony, Prof. Melendez…
Opening Ceremony of "21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Research Center" and Seminar on "Legal Guarantee of 'One Belt And One Road' Construction". The School of Trade Negotiations and Shanghai Maritime Court held…
October 11, 2017, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) inaugurated the School of Trade Negotiations and the WTO Chair Institute-China, while the Launch of the WTO World Trade Report 2017 was held. Following the…
A round table about "the challenges to the future prospects of global value chains in the current global trade war.It was held at the Shenzhen Civic Center on 13 October. The event was provided with academic support by the School of Trade…
The WTO Chair for Mexico conducted outreach activities in Guadalajara 22-24 August 2018, featuring presentations by Maria Pereyra, Senior Counsellor, Legal Affairs Divisions, Dr. Edna Ramirez Robles, Professor at the University of Guadalajara and…