Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Symposium: International Economic Law in a Time of Change: Reassessing Legal Theory, Doctrine, Methodology and Policy Prescriptions

The latest issue of the Minnesota Journal of International Law (Vol.20, no. 2, Summer 2011) contains a symposium on "International Economic Law in a Time of Change: Reassessing Legal Theory, Doctrine, Methodology and Policy Prescriptions." Contents include:
  • Gregory C. Shaffer, Introduction: International Economic Law in a Time of Change
  • Beth A. Simmons & Andrew B. Breudenbach. The empirical turn in international economic law
  • José E. Alvarez, The return of the state
  • Ricardo Ramirez, Professor Hudec and the appellate body
  • Hugh M. Hollman & William E. Kovacic. The international competition network: its past, current and future role
  • Bernard Hoekman, Proposals for WTO reform: a synthesis and assessment
  • Chiedu Osakwe, Developing countries and GATT/WTO rules: dynamic transformations in trade policy behavior and performance
  • Jeffrey L. Dunoff, Hudec’s methods—and ours
  • Caroline Bradley, Consultation and legitimacy in transnational standard-setting
  • Uché U. Ewelukwa, South-South trade and investment: the good, the bad, and the ugly—African perspectives
  • Aldo Caliari, Updating the international monetary system to respond to current global challenges: can it happen with the existing legal framework?