Books, book chapters, working papers, journal articles by WTI research staff.
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1366 records
8 Aug 2025
Working Papers
The Advisory Opinion on Climate Emergency and Human Rights issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on July 3, 2025, has been described as a historic event and a turning point …
8 Aug 2025
7 Aug 2025
Journal Articles
The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is a key policy instrument for the EU to reach its carbon neutrality goal without losing market shares or causing carbon leakage. It is a unilateral measure …
7 Aug 2025
1 Jul 2025
Books/ Book Chapters, Journal Articles
This open access book brings together some of the most eminent scholars of international trade to celebrate the scholarly, diplomatic, and institution-building achievements of Thomas Cottier, Professor Emeritus of International Economic Law at …
1 Jul 2025
19 Jun 2025
Working Papers
One of the objectives of the Trump administration's economic policy is to revitalise the American industrial fabric and create a large number of high-paying blue-collar jobs. However, the main instrument used to achieve …
19 Jun 2025
16 Jun 2025
Books/ Book Chapters
The approach of Latin American countries to preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is a fascinating topic. There is a rich history of policymakers using PTAs to pursue different economic and political models of integration. …
16 Jun 2025
11 Jun 2025
Working Papers
The paper by Peter Van den Bossche critiques how the WTO’s consensus-based decision-making—intended to ensure all members “have a say”—has often been misused. Members, notably India and the U.S., have blocked key substantive …
11 Jun 2025
11 Jun 2025
Working Papers
The WTO's Dispute Settlement Body has been regarded as the WTO's crown jewel, bringing stability and predictability to the resolution of disputes among WTO Members. But what about the other jewels in the …
11 Jun 2025
4 Jun 2025
Working Papers
L’un des objectifs de la politique économique menée par l’administration Trump consiste à revitaliser le tissu industriel américain et à créer un grand nombre d’emplois bien rémunérés pour les cols bleus. Le principal …
4 Jun 2025
15 May 2025
Working Papers
Selon le paradigme dominant à la fin de la guerre froide, l’ouverture des marchés et la coopération internationale étaient non seulement des vecteurs de prospérité mais aussi de rapprochement systémique sur les plans …
15 May 2025
1 May 2025
Working Papers
The tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day” and on April 9, 2025 with a flat rate of 10% violate WTO tariff bindings of the United States. These …
1 May 2025
1 May 2025
Working Papers
With near constant change in Donald Trump’s bilateral tariff policies, the global economy finds itself in uncharted territory. On top of Trump’s various tariff increases, we have witnessed tariff-based retaliation, U.S. retaliation against …
1 May 2025
23 Apr 2025
Journal Articles
The increasing number of international trade agreements, their varying content scope, and the diversity of members involved weave a complex web of trade linkages. It is well established that international trade liberalizations have …
23 Apr 2025
26 Mar 2025
Working Papers
We estimate the trade and income effects of regulatory developments concerning standardlike non-tariff measures (NTMs) over 2012–2017 combining structural gravity estimates and general equilibrium projections. The trade cost effects of regulatory changes vary …
26 Mar 2025
26 Mar 2025
Working Papers
The literature on preferential trade agreements (PTAs) has mainly focused on the trade effects of nontrade provisions (NTPs) addressing environmental or labor policies. Using a dataset covering more than 120 countries and several …
26 Mar 2025
21 Mar 2025
Books/ Book Chapters
This chapter examines how the multilateral discussion on a multilateral framework on Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) currently taking place at the World Trade Organization (WTO) differs from provisions on the same topic …
21 Mar 2025
25 Feb 2025
Policy briefs
The recent Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) claims regarding a 10% universal tariff on all U.S. imports rest on assumptions that that run against established empirical evidence, contradicting hundreds of papers and …
25 Feb 2025
14 Jan 2025
Journal Articles
For years, scholars in international relations have addressed questions related to regime complexity and its effects. However, there is a lack of understanding of how individuals react to clashes of international law obligations …
14 Jan 2025
11 Dec 2024
Working Papers
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for achieving sustainable development. Despite significant progress in recent decades, women remain underrepresented in diplomatic and other leadership positions at the international level, …
11 Dec 2024
10 Dec 2024
Journal Articles
Due process is a central principle in most domestic legal systems and international dispute settlement, although its contours are nebulous, and its application is highly contextual. The purpose of this article is to …
10 Dec 2024
6 Dec 2024
Journal Articles
On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At the time of writing, the fighting continues, with the frontlines constantly shifting, at the cost of several thousand lives, …
6 Dec 2024
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