Category Archives: Global Trade Relations

New Book — “Global Trade and International Law” — Many Issues and Many Approaches.

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

My new book GLOBAL TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW has just been published by William S. Hein and Company (January 2013). This utilizes a multidisciplinary approach in assessing a broad range of international legal and global trade issues. These are … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged Global Trade and International Law, HeinOnline, multidisciplinary approach to legal and trade issues, national interest approach to foreign policy, U.S. foreign policy, Wm. S. Hein and Company | Leave a comment

International Organizations and International Transactions — Can Global Agreements Help Resolve Conflict Over Sovereign Debt Restructurings and Investments by State-Owned Enterprises?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

Two international economic areas have been in the news recently as wrought with conflict and need of a better mechanism to resolve disputes. The first is sovereign debt restructuring as evidenced by Argentina and Greece. The second is the conduct … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged foreign sovereign debt restructurings, global governance, IMF, national bankruptcy, national security and foreign investment, sovereign wealth funds, state-owned enterprises and foreign investment, WTO | Leave a comment

Two New Actions — Communications Satellites and GITMO — A More Assertive President?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Stuart Malawer

Two very interesting legal developments seem to have been lost in passage and signing of the legislation avoiding the financial cliff, “The American Tax Payers Relief Act of 2012.” Almost immediately after signing the fiscal cliff … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged aggressive presidential actions, American Taxpayers Relief Act of 2013, arms exports and commercial exports, commercial and communication satellites, constiutional rights of detainees, Fiscal cliff legislation, Gitmo, hallmark of the Obama administration, National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, national security and trade, national securiy and export controls, rights and obligations of U.S. action, U.S. defense budget | Leave a comment

U.S. Treaty Practice — Hostage to Unrealistic Demands?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

Treaty practice is an essential aspect of U.S. foreign policy. It is particularly important in trade and finance matters — from the WTO to bilateral investment treaties to international antitrust cooperation agreements. Treaty practice is important also to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged Argentina, conservative opposition to international law and treaties, executive agreements, foreign soverign immunity, global transactions, international law, multi-jurisdictional world, national sovereignty and treaties, sovereign debt, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. treaty practice, WTO / GATT legal system | Leave a comment

Domestic Interest Groups and Foreign Trade Policies — Forthcoming Agricultural and Energy Debates.

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

Domestic interest groups are often the major factor in determining the success or failure in adopting newer trade policies. Battles are shaping up for 2013 over agricultural issues between the United States and the EU — involving contending domestic interest groups in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged agricultural issues, domestic interest groups and foreign trade policies, domestic manufacturers and exporters, energy exports, GMO's, U.S. - EC trade relations | Leave a comment

Two Newer Developments — Foreign Mergers and Satellite Export Controls — Contradiction Between Investment and Trade Policies?

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

Two pending developments are of great interest — relating to foreign corporate investments into the U.S. concerning critical technologies and pending changes in satellite export control rules. They show the growing contradiction within U.S. trade and investment policies. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged CFIUS, critical technologies, inconsistent trade and invesment policies, satellite export rules | Leave a comment

UBS Libor Conspiracy — Foreign Subsidiary Pleads Guilty — Why Not the Parent Corp. Also?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

A Japanese subsidiary of the Swiss bank UBS plead guilty for conspiring to fix LIBOR rates. The concern among many is why the Justice Dept. did not also insist on a similar plea by its parent Swiss corporation. “UBS Admits … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged global banking, Justice Dept., LIBOR-conspiracy, parent v. subsidiary, UBS | 1 Comment

Diverse and Rapidly Changing Global Trade Landscape — Five Newer Developments.

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

Important developments in international trade relations over the last two weeks show how diverse this field is and how quickly events unfurl. They include the following areas: global antitrust, international taxation (transfer-pricing), newer non-tariff barriers (general national economic regulation), the Russian Federation’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged bank secrecy, extraterritorial application of law and regulation, foreign economic regulation of global transactions, global cartels, global transactions, HSBC and money laundering, international taxation, Internet regulation, ITU and communication treaty, national regulation and non-tariff barriers, newer non-tariff barrriers (NTB), Rolls-Royce and foreign bribery, Russia's accession to the WTO and he EU, tax havens, trade sanctions and U.S. laws, transfer-pricing, U.S. international economic regulation, U.S. regulation of foreign banks (capital requirements), UBS and Libor rate fixing, worldwide taxation | Leave a comment

State Incentives for Economic Development — Corporate Welfare? The Debate We Haven’t Had — Any Federal or International Legal Issues? Maybe.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

The New York Times recently published a series of front-page articles on state and local incentives and economic development. This series was the culmination of a 10-month investigation into economic incentives awarded by hundreds of cities, counties, and states. Perhaps the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged cronyism and state incentives, infrastructure investments, large corporation lobbying, legality of state incentives, management of state incentives, metrics and state incentives, property tax abatement, public works investment, range of state and local economic incentives for economic development, sales tax reduction, state and local incentives, state and local subsidies, state incentives and economic development, state incentives data bases, state incentives or corporate welfare, state universities and state support, Texas state incentives, transparency and state incentives, types of state and local incentives, Virginia economic development, WTO and local subsidies | 1 Comment

U.S. – EU Free Trade Agreement, Sovereign Debt and New Global Landscape — New DNA in Trade Relations?

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Stuart Malawer

Here are three items concerning the EU (and the U.S.), the multilateral trading system, and Argentina (sovereign debt restructuring) indicating how global trade issues are changing every day and how important they are to be understood by policy makers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Trade Relations | Tagged "collection Action Clause", "pari passu" ("equal footing") clause, changes in the multilateral trading system, choice-of-law clauses, global investment, international contracts, international finance contracts, non-tariff-barriers and regulatory actions (health and safety), regulatory impact on trade transactions and trade flows, sovereign debt litigation, sovereign debt restructuring, U.S. - EU Free Trade Agreement | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Global Trade Relations

New Book — “Global Trade and International Law” — Many Issues and Many Approaches.

International Organizations and International Transactions — Can Global Agreements Help Resolve Conflict Over Sovereign Debt Restructurings and Investments by State-Owned Enterprises?

Two New Actions — Communications Satellites and GITMO — A More Assertive President?

U.S. Treaty Practice — Hostage to Unrealistic Demands?

Domestic Interest Groups and Foreign Trade Policies — Forthcoming Agricultural and Energy Debates.

Two Newer Developments — Foreign Mergers and Satellite Export Controls — Contradiction Between Investment and Trade Policies?

UBS Libor Conspiracy — Foreign Subsidiary Pleads Guilty — Why Not the Parent Corp. Also?

Diverse and Rapidly Changing Global Trade Landscape — Five Newer Developments.

State Incentives for Economic Development — Corporate Welfare? The Debate We Haven’t Had — Any Federal or International Legal Issues? Maybe.

U.S. – EU Free Trade Agreement, Sovereign Debt and New Global Landscape — New DNA in Trade Relations?

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