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Spring 2018 No 39

SIEL 2018 Global Conference, Washington D. C., 12-14 July 2018 TABLE OF The Society of International Economic Law's Biennial Conference on CONTENTS “International Economic Law in Unsettling Times” will be held at the ______American University Washington College of Law in Washington D.C. on 12- 14 July 2018. Over 100 speakers from academia and practice of international SIEL 2018 Global Conference economic law will present on all areas of the field to over 300 expected p. 1 participants. Invited speakers include Christine Lagarde, Hélène Ruiz-Fabri, President’s Corner Joel Trachtman, Teresa Cheng, Rufus Yerxa, Jonathan Fried, Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Jennifer Hillman, Ricardo Ramirez-Hernandez and p. 2 Giorgio Sacerdoti. AGM 2018 Publications by SIEL Come and join the fun! members Conferences The full program is available on the conference website where you can also register for the conference. Call for Papers p. 3 Publishers Adverts p. 4 Winner of the SIEL/JIEL/OUP Prize ELSA Moot Court Competition PEPA/SIEL Call for Venue p. 5

______SIEL GOVERNANCE Executive Council Newsletter editors Padideh Ala'i, Freya Baetens, Michael Johanna Jacobsson Officers Ewing-Chow, Meredith Kolsky Lewis, Maria Laura Marceddu Gabrielle Marceau (President); Shin-yi Jurgen Kurtz, Andrew Lang, Gracia Marin- Peng & Holger Hestermeyer (Executive Susan Isiko Strba Duran, Maria Laura Marceddu, Suresh Vice-Presidents); Junji Nakagawa & José Nanwani, Jumoke Oduwole, Federico Should you wish to include an item in Caiado (Treasurers); Krista Ortino, Colin Picker, Amelia Porges, Susan the next SIEL newsletter, please Nadakavukaren Schefer & Markus contact us. Isiko Štrba, Lisa Toohey, Galina Zukova Wagner (SIEL Corporate Secretaries)

President’s Corner

Trade Wars, Cooperation, Governance and SIEL*

It is an honour to have been President of ramifications of their vertical and economic leaders, to participate in this SIEL during these past six years. Since horizontal relationships are analysed discussion. This will be followed by a its inception 12 years ago, SIEL has and understood together. Is it possible panel on NAFTA, where the negotiators encouraged and fostered legal, political, to deal appropriately with trade and international experts Rufus Yerxa, economic and interdisciplinary analysis imbalances without addressing Herminio Blanco and Jonathan Fried will of international economic law, exchange rates, investment rules, and debate the NAFTA state of play and the supported many discussions, meetings the role of the IMF? Is it possible to deal implications arising from new rules. We and conferences, and seen the creation of with trade wars without looking at rules shall also have a panel on the problems several regional and national on competition and public ownership faced by the WTO where autonomous international economic law or state-trading? Is it possible to ex-AB members Jennifer Hillman, societies. enhance the participation of small and Ricardo Ramirez and Giorgio Sacerdotti medium-enterprises in electronic will be moderated by Padideh Ala'i. Joel Andrew Lang and Colin Picker were commerce without supportive and Trachtman will give the SIEL Lecture on visionary in understanding the potential transparent regulations, non- The Robert Hudec Legacy: Trade, scope of international economic law discriminatory rules on investment, and Domestic Regulation, and Globalization. (IEL), and just how significant its accessible banking systems? If we want Hélène Ruiz-Fabri will discuss the Rule ramifications could be on the issues to promote sustainable marine of Law, and we are honoured also to have fundamental to contemporary life. They, resources, must we also consider taxes Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng, SC of along with an imaginative and hard- and subsidies and transit rights? Is it SAR, who will deliver the working “founding committee”, possible to look at border trade closing statement. Finally, more than 300 launched the SIEL at its first conference aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarestrictions without looking at trade experts will debate a long list of ten years ago, to help spark discussions remedies and direct investment? How fundamental issues related to IEL. and invite reflections on IEL – which has can we implement equitable solutions come to occupy a central role in to these problems and protect weaker It was a pleasure working closely with international relations. In today’s world actors in order to maintain sustainable Holger, Shin-Yi, Junji, Amy, Maria Laura, of economic and commercial tensions, development without balancing Susan, Johanna, Markus, Meredith, José, brewing trade wars, the emphasis on multidisciplinary considerations? The Colin, Freya and Krista, from and with sustainable development, issues of list could go on and on, but what is clear whom I have learned enormously and overcapacity and market distortions, is that only cooperation between states come to appreciate the importance of new and re-negotiated regional trade and relevant actors can bring about international economic law and the role agreements, investment dispute some governance over these types of and responsibilities of SIEL in the field. settlement reforms, and concerns about IEL issues. SIEL has grown exponentially and can innovation and protection of intellectual only continue to evolve with the devoted property – to name just a few of the more Our next conference, on 12 to 14 July dedication of its officers. We must pressing issues facing the field – IEL 2018, under the timely theme of continue SIEL's work in contributing to provides a framework for analysing “International Economic Law in world governance of sustainable and these issues and proposing solutions to Unsettling Times”, will be held at the economic development in international them. In their work, SIEL members have American University Washington relations. And as someone once said a addressed these complex issues and College of Law, in Washington, D.C., at long time ago "we should not ask contributed to the understanding and the new, outstanding Campus. The ourselves what SIEL can do for our own development of IEL. conference programme reflects SIEL’s personal career but rather we should ask engagement in the multidisciplinary what we can do to help SIEL continue to IEL is multidisciplinary in nature, and issues of international economic law. grow and evolve". that is one of the reasons why it has been Several world-renowned keynote essential for scholars in the field to speakers and international experts will * The views expressed are personal to the develop rigorous and innovative also be in attendance. We will start with author and do not bind SIEL or the WTO analytical frameworks. It is not possible a discussion and assessment from the to find solutions to today’s problems IMF perspective of its role in today’s Gabrielle Marceau through isolated consideration of international economic affairs. We have separate issues. Difficult economic issues invited Managing Director Christine can only be disentangled if the Lagarde, one of our most important

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Committee will screen applicants and Walter de Gruyter co-host the 2018 Law prepare the ballot with as many names as and Development Conference “Law and AGM 2018, Washington D.C. qualify. This ballot will then form the basis Development: Theory and Practice” to be for elections which will take place during held in Humboldt University, Berlin on Publications by SIEL members the Biennial Conference. July 6-7, 2018. The Conference is the ninth annual conference in law and Conferences A proxy form and instructions will be sent development that the LDI co-hosts with prior to the elections for those of you who leading universities and institutions and A. G2 Conference cannot attend the Conference and/or the first to be held in Continental Europe. B. Law and Development AGM and wish to designate a proxy to vote 17 leading scholars from North America, for you. Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America Conference present papers over two days. The select C. The EU and its Partners in Global Sincerely, papers will be published in Governance: Trade, Investment, Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer the 2019 Special Issue of Law and Tax and Sustainable Development Review. The Conference Development Conference Program and registration are available Publications by SIEL online. D. International Investment Law & members Competition Law Conference Mavluda Sattorova, The Impact of C. The EU and its Partners in Global Calls for Papers Investment Treaty Law on Host States: Governance: Trade, Investment, Tax and Enabling Good Governance? Sustainable Development, 14-15 June, (Hart Publishing, 2018) Chinese University of Hong Kong A. Joint North American Conference Discount Price for SIEL members: £52 on International Economic Law, Order online and use discount code CV7 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Montreal, Canada, 21-22 the checkout to get 20% off and the Leuven Centre for Global September 2018 Governance Studies are jointly B. B. Religion and Ethnicity on the R. Leal-Arcas and J. Wouters (eds.), organizing a conference on "The EU and International Bench Research Handbook on EU Energy Law its Partners in Global Governance: Trade, Investment, Tax and Sustainable and Policy (Edward Elgar Publishing, Development." The event will take place 2017) Winner of the SIEL/JIEL/OUP Prize at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 14-15 June 2018. The conference program is available here. Winner of the SIEL/Hart Prize Conferences

ELSA Moot Court Competition D. International Investment Law & Competition Law’, 27-28 September, A. G2 Conference on Dispute Resolution University of Zaragoza PEPA/SIEL Call for Venue and International Economic Law, 11 July

2018, Washington D. C. The Faculty of Law of the University of

Zaragoza is hosting, in the context of the Georgetown's Institute of International Investment Law Initiative, a Colloquium Announcement of the Economic Law and the Graduate Institute, on ‘International Investment Law & Geneva's Center for Trade and Economic AGM 2018 Competition Law’, which will take place Integration will be hosting a one-day on 27 & 28 September 2018, in Zaragoza, conference on dispute resolution and . More information and registration Saturday, 14 July 2018 in Claudio international economic law. The form are available here. Grossman Hall, American University Law conference will be the 18th year in which

School, Washington, DC at 14.00-15.00 the two institutions (the "G2") have

(GMT-4h) organized summer events, and this year the meeting will take place on the Call for Papers The agenda for the meeting can be Georgetown Law campus, in anticipation downloaded by clicking here. At this of the SIEL conference of 12-14 July. The meeting, there will be a number of officer program is available here. A. Joint North American Conference on positions and Executive Council positions International Economic Law, Montreal, to fill. We encourage those interested to Canada, 21-22 September 2018 nominate a colleague or self-nominate B. Law and Development Conference, herself/himself by writing to Krista “Law and Development: Theory and The ASIL International Economic Law Nadakavukaren Schefer or Shin-yi Peng to Practice”, 6-7 July, Humboldt University Interest Group, the Canadian Council on indicate interest in being on the ballot. International Law, and The Centre for The Law and Development Institute (LDI), International Governance Innovation, All candidates will be asked to submit a CV Humboldt University Faculty of Law, and together with McGill University Faculty and statement of interest. The Nominating of Law are organizing a Joint North

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American Conference on Winner of the SIEL-Hart SIEL/PEPA thanks EUC International Economic Law that incorporates the 2018 ASIL IEcLIG Prize and calls for Venue Biennial. It will be held at McGill Proposals University Faculty of Law, Montreal, Congratulations to Nneamaka Vannion

Quebec, Canada, September 21-22, 2018. winning the inaugural SIEL-Hart Prize for On 13 and 14 April, the 7th Conference of her thesis entitled ‘Narratives and the Postgraduate and Early The conference theme is "Managing Counter-Narratives in Pharmaceutical Professionals/Academics Network of the International Economic (Dis)Integration: Patent Law Making: Experiences from 3 Society of International Economic Law Challenges and Opportunities." We Developing Countries’ that was defended (PEPA/SIEL) took place in Cyprus. invite unpublished paper and panel at Warwick University in 2017. The proposals relating to the conference winning thesis will be published within theme, but will also consider the Hart series Studies in International A warm word of thanks to the local organisers (Dr Venetia submissions on other topics in Trade and Investment Law. Argyropoulou and Prof. Konstantinos international economic law. The complete call for papers is available here. Tsimaras from the European University of The submission deadline is June 4, 2018. Cyprus), the discussants and the speakers ELSA Moot Court who made this conference a success.

B. Religion and Ethnicity on the Competition Particular congratulations to Daley Birkett International Bench and Dini Seiko who won the Edward ELSA Moot Court Competition Final Oral Elgar Best Paper Prize for their paper 'UN On 4 and 5 October 2018 (TBC), the third Round, 19-24 June, Headquarters of the Sanctions and the Governance of conference in the Identity on the WTO, Geneva Sovereign Wealth Funds: Investigating the case of the Libyan Investment Authority'. International Bench Series is taking place in The Hague, organized by the The 16th edition of the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law is reaching its As SIEL/PEPA is hosted by a different PluriCourts Centre of Excellence, Oslo final stage. With all the Regional Rounds institution every year, the call for venue University. having concluded in the last week of April, proposals for the 2019 edition of the preparations for the Final Oral Round SIEL/PEPA is now open. The deadline for The aim of this conference is to analyse at the headquarters of the WTO in Geneva, submissions of venue proposals is 31 July when and how adjudicators’ identity are well under way. From the 2018. For applications and questions, and, in particular, features relating to Regional Rounds, eight European teams, please feel free to contact Jose Caiado and Freya Baetens. religion and ethnicity (including race, two North American teams, two Latin language and membership of minority American Teams, eight Asian teams, four African teams and one Middle-Eastern groups, etc.) affect the composition of team will be present at the Final Oral international courts and tribunals, Round. The Final Oral Round will be held Next Newsletter judicial reasoning and decision-making, from 19 - 24 June, with the Grand Final of as well as the resulting implications for the competition to be held on 23 June. the legitimacy of the international Please note that the next SIEL newsletter is adjudicatory institutions. This edition will mark the final year of its scheduled for September 2018. Should you current naming. At ELSA's International wish to include an item in the next issue, Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 Council Meeting, held in Lviv Ukraine, it please contact us by the beginning of was decided to rename the competition to July 2018 September. the John H. Jackson Moot Court

Competition. The name change will be in For the full Call for Papers, please see memory of Professor Jackson, who was Thanks for your support and interest. here . For more information, please feel instrumental in the development of the Susan Isiko Strba, Maria Laura Marceddu free to contact: Prof. dr. Freya Baetens. dispute settlement system that the & Johanna Jacobsson. competition mimics as an academic exercise.

Winner of the

SIEL/JIEL/OUP Prize

Congratulations to Rafael Lima Sakr (LSE) on winning the 2017-2018 SIEL/JIEL/OUP Prize for his essay entitled 'Beyond History and Boundaries: Rethinking the Past in the Present of International Economic Law'.

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