International Trade Law Archives

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The Xinjiang Cotton Conundrum

09.02.2026

Anwesha Divya Charan Hargun Dang

The t-shirt you have on now? It might have begun its journey in Xinjiang, China, an area embroiled in geopolitical and legal controversy. Over the years, there have been countless...

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Trade Multilateralism on Life Support

15.01.2026

Fandy Ahmad Salim

Despite the global trade hysteria prompted by the U.S' unilateral act of Liberation Day Tariff, the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) as the sole institution serving the role of global trade...

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The Dollar is No Longer the Mighty Reserve Currency

08.08.2025

Naimeh Masumy

This blog explores the complexities of the post-1971 dollar-based monetary system, a framework that has underpinned decades of American economic pre-eminence. However, as U.S. debt levels approach unsustainable thresholds, there...

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Accord Explained

29.05.2025

Joel S. Bella

The global reserve currency is weakening, US stock prices have fallen dramatically, and global growth is slowing significantly. The reason for this is the new US trade strategy: imposing high...

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Trump’s Tariff Plan

21.05.2025

Poorva Sharma Vasujit Dubey

In February 2025, US President Donald Trump announced the Fair and Reciprocal Trade Plan (hereinafter ‘F&RP’), a comprehensive overhaul of US trade policy aimed at ‘rebalancing’ what he views as...

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Trumps ökonomische Erpressung

09.05.2025

Vincent Holzhauer

Die Zollpolitik der USA unter Donald Trump war schon 2018 ein rechtspolitischer Stresstest. In der öffentlichen und juristischen Diskussion dominierte damals die Bewertung im Rahmen des Welthandelsrechts – insbesondere nach...

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Women in International Law Vol. 4

Towards FIEL-ine (Feminist International Economic Law) Legalities

06.03.2025

Siobhán Airey

From Femina Economica … Recently, several measures in international economic law emerged with the aim of promoting women’s economic empowerment (examples here, here and here). Though broadly welcomed by both...

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XX (b), (g) and Everything in Between

27.01.2025

Prem Vinod Parwani

The interaction between trade and climate has become a legal and geopolitical hotbed. The European Union (‘EU’) recently decided to introduce a carbon tariff, which would result in hiked prices...

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America Reimagined

04.11.2024

Frederike Kanschat Gordon Friedrichs

Traditionally viewed as a leader in upholding a rules-based international order, the U.S. saw its global role fundamentally challenged during Donald Trump’s first presidency. Trump's "America First" approach disrupted international...

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Crossfire Commerce

16.05.2024

Aryan Tulsyan

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has drawn in numerous foreign actors and impacted trade, leading to proposed trade sanctions against parties like Israel (such as Turkey’s trade ban), Iran, and...

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Digital Echoes: Listening to New Normativities in International Law and Technology

7th Episode: International Trade Law and Global Data Governance

29.02.2024

Neha Mishra Andrea Leiter Delphine Dogot

Neha Mishra, Assistant Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, discusses her work on Trade Law and Global Data Governance together with Andrea Leiter and Delphine Dogot. (mehr …)

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On the Potential of GATT Article XX for the Renewable Energy Sector

21.04.2023

Rupam Dubey

Energy security is a critical concern for many States, as it involves ensuring reliable access to affordable energy resources. Therefore, renewable energy becomes indispensable for the growing energy needs of...