Section of International Law: International Trade Committee

Section of International Law:
International Trade Committee

About the Committee

Welcome to the website of the International Trade Committee!

The Committee focuses on all aspects of international trade, including:

Anti-Corruption
Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD)
Anti-Money Laundering
Customs
Exon Florio
Export Controls
Export Promotion
Free Trade Agreements, including NAFTA and FTAA
Market Access
Sanctions
Safeguards
Trade Legislation
Trade Negotiations
Trade Litigation in Federal Courts
World Trade Organization

The Committee seeks to serve its members by organizing events on topical issues, providing opportunities to interact with key trade officials, publishing on important trade topics, and shaping the policy debate through reports and recommendations.

We encourage you to join the Committee listserve to keep apprised of Committee activities. (Click on "subscribe" under "Committee Listserve," and follow the instructions.)

We also encourage you to attend our monthly meetings, either in person or by telephone. Information on the location and dial-in number for each meeting is distributed via the listserve.

The Committee welcomes your participation in our working groups and activities, and your attendance at our programs and events. For more information, please feel free to contact the Committee leadership at intltradecom@gmail.com.

NEW Program Recording

Program Title: Are Money Damages for Trade Violations on the Horizon? The Intersection between Trade & Investment Arbitration

Program Date: July 1, 2009

Program Description: A distinguished panel will explore the intersection between trade laws and investment treaties, and whether the existing ?bright line? limits in this intersection should still stand. The new Mexican Trucks Chapter 11 case follows a long line of cases, including the Lumber cases, Mexican soft drink cases, and the BSE cases, that have sought to blur the line. Is it time for the line to be blurred? Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) provide foreign investment the protection of ?fair and equitable treatment in accordance with international law,? among others. Investor-State dispute resolution usually is a private actor vs. state arbitration proceeding under the auspices of various arbitral bodies, such as ICSID, with money damages available. Might a claim seeking damages over allegedly WTO-inconsistent application of antidumping and countervailing duty laws be successful when challenged in the context of a BIT?

Moderators:

Ken Pierce, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Melida Hodgson, Foley Hoag

Panel:

Salvador Behar, International Trade Legal Counsel, Embassy of Mexico
Theodore R. Posner, Crowell & Moring
John M. Townsend, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Prof. Todd J. Weiler, naftaclaims.com/investmentclaims.com

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Are Money Damages for Trade Violations on the Horizon? The Intersection between Trade & Investment Arbitration (mp3)

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Trade Committee Program Materials

Agenda

Evolution of the Use of Section 337

Origin of the Public Interest Requirement in Section 337 Investigations

The "Public Interest" Element of Section 337 Proceedings at the US International Trade Commisssion

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