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: ConglomerateInternational Economic Law Grab Bag
By Gordon Smith, Christine, Hurt, Vic Fleischer, Fred Tung, Lisa Fairfax, David Zaring
- Iceland is thinking of unilaterally, and uninvitedly, adopting the Euro, which, if it happens, will put the Mid-Atlantic firmly in the E-denominated camp. Will the Maritimes retain their affection for the Canadian dollar? HT: Trade Diversion.
- As if Doha didn't have enough problems, they're trying for a services breakthrough too. Interestingly, the negotiations have been delegated to rich countries, and the division appears to be the old US-EU one. HT: BNA.
- It took until 2008 before China - now the most sued and most countervaling dutied WTO member - lost its first case.
- Dissatisfaction with the fundamentalist options in Pakistan leads Dan Drezner to conclude that "fundamentalist parties stink at governance." I'm not sure that anti-corruption advocates would agree. I'd be interested in knowing whether fundamentalist parties tend to pursue statist/dirigiste domestic policies or relatively free-market-but-closed-on-sabbath ones.
- And congratulations from the Glom to IntLawGrrls, which has just celebrated a first birthday and turns out interesting content every single day.
Full post as published by Conglomerate on February 15, 2008 (boomark / email).
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124
Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries
Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.
AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit
Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action

Announcing Women in International Economic Law, a new global organization in international law
Canadian Constitutional Law #20: International Economic Obligations
5 Arrested in jewelry store smash and grab www.privateofficer.com
Treasury Releases Semiannual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies
Tridimas & Gutierrez-Fons on EU Law & Economic Sanctions Against Terrorism








