International trade lawyer. Day job at the EU, also lecturing int'l trade law at universities. The usual disclaimers.
Brüssel, Belgien
Joined February 2012
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Very funny, I find.
The prior post is instructive of geography. Omsuktshan (near Magadan) seems to be the most remote place in Russia's far east that can be reached all the way by car. At least according to Google. Vladivostok closer; Uelen or even Kamchatka unreachable by car.
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I'm often asked about podcasts on international trade. These are those I know/could find. 1st group: trade policy, 2nd group: trade operations, finance or customs (bottom: DE/NL). Ranking is by no. of Spotify ratings & survey among trade policy pros.
Do send others you know/like!
A virtuous example in this respect was the European Commission's proposal for an Anti-Coercion Instrument, in the explanatory para on "Fundamental rights". It speaks of "restrictions" of "the freedom to engage in international trade or investment as part of the freedom of ... 1/n
The word "freely" carries enormous, though underappreciated, significance also under domestic and international human rights law. Trade and investment restrictions are interferences with freedoms, property and equality, thus require a justification that is too seldom verified.
A most interesting question (for me) is how obligations of different parts of international law interact. For the "war/emergency" security exception of int'l economic agreements, a jus ad bellum illegality is of no relevance (majority opinion, established since 2019 in the WTO).
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This is an opportunity to learn something fundamental about WTO law and dispute settlement. The webinar Monday at 2 will be to comment on my draft article in honour of Frieder Roessler's legacy. It will be the first comprehensive explanation of litigation rights in the WTO and...
For the WTO law nerds out there:
Seminar on Legal Architecture of Remedies in the WTO Agreement, hosted by @VidigalGeraldo, starring @LotharEhring
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In all my years at university, Holger Spamann was the most brilliant law student I met. This is very instructive for anyone interested in common/civil law, the role of jurisprudence & judicial reasoning. From a legal realist perspective, compelling. My high expectations exceeded.
In the latest Conversations from Harvard Law School podcast, Holger Spamann argues that the differences between the two most widely used legal systems in the world are not as stark as many lawyers imagine. open.spotify.com/episode/4ip…
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1. This is an excellent contribution to the study of security exceptions in int'l trade & investment agreements, here with a focus on recent trends in bilateral investment treaties and how these compare and relate to the GATT model.
There is variation ...
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Over the last 24 hours I’ve been thinking about Frieder Roessler and his legacy. I’ll share the following small story because I think it exemplifies his sharpness and the quality of his lawyering: in the 2nd half of the 2000s, I was working a lot on export duties (Russian and ...
Deeply saddened by this loss, I want to pay tribute to Frieder Roessler who was a titan of international trade law. Frieder was the second Director of the GATT Secretariat’s Legal Affairs Office/Division (1989-1995) and influenced strongly the jurisprudence of GATT panels until
The ACWL is saddened to announce the death of Dr. Frieder Roessler, the first Executive Director of the ACWL, at the age of 85. He will be greatly missed. We send our heartfelt condolences to Frieder’s family and friends.
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The horse played a key role in the history of humanity, this may be why it is classified as first animal in the first tariff heading 0101 of the Harmonized System of the @WCO_OMD. This excellent BBC history podcast tells the story of the symbiosis between humans and the horse ...
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... being the most important event in the history of humanity of the last 12,000 years, as the Eurasian continent was being populated, small changes in temperature prompted agriculture and humans became more mobile, moving east-west: podme.com/no/history-extra-p…
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"virtue must be its own reward. History is a biased judge."
Not only history (sometimes). Zeitgeist and other fashions possibly more often.
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Discovery (if correct) in yesterday’s WTO panel reports on non-discrimination (cf 7.35 and 7.36 of the Norway report): Article I:1 is not one obligation, but at least 7 separate MFN obligations. Do you compare the treatment with respect to all matters covered, or separately ...
Sports journalist and book author: "Very many countries of this world want to host a world championship; big football nations like Spain for example so far could never host it …”
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Confusing. Why do some use a concept of "WTO incompatible" that omits half of the equation, namely applicable exceptions like Article XX? What is the evidence that uncertainty over WTO-compatibility acts as regulatory chill? Do human rights obligations also have that effect? 1/2
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Im @ZDF @heutejournal wurde vor wenigen Minuten Österreich als "Bundesrepublik" vorgestellt. Das ist schon ein wenig traurig und peinlich gegenüber einem Nachbarland, dessen Geschichte bedeutend genug ist für ein paar Grundkenntnisse in einer deutschen Rundfunkanstalt.
This Friday at 11 Geneva time, I will speak at #SIEL2021 about "Export Restriction or Equal Treatment? Vaccine Distribution Across the World", on a panel with Carlos Correa, @kashidih and @koenberden, moderated by @Annaisaac.
This happened one hour ago, after 80 days of solitary day & night sailing around the world, in the night of the finish, 5 hrs before arrival, with real chances of victory. Tragic.
It might add unexpected supporters to WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies.
FLASH NEWS: @borisherrmann in collision with fishing boat
At 1950hrs UTC this evening, some 90 miles from the Vendée Globe finish line, German skipper Boris Herrmann (Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco) was in collision with a fishing boat. More info here: bit.ly/2Nz4BeY
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