The practical consequence of USTR's forced labor Section 301 report is more tariffs, but if you care about forced labor itself and want to hear more about the underlying reasoning, trade/labor expert @desireelc.bsky.social breaks it all down in her critique of the report in an IELP blog post.
KI entwickelt kein Bewusstsein, dafür aber Klassenbewusstsein.
America not making it easy to keep my longstanding view that Kelo was correctly decided.
Simon Lester
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social was elected to the editorial board of the International Labor Rights Case Law (ILaRC) journal.
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@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social recently published an article entitled The Section 301 Surge Continues: Investigating the Adoption/Enforcement/ Administration of Forced Labor Import Bans in the International Economic Law and Policy Blog.
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Call me dense, but I suspect one of us has more power over this than the other.
Landmark #ICJ ruling & win for the #ILO & workers re the right to strike. The majority applied the VCLT art. 32 to read *into* a convention (treaty) a right that the text doesn't mention & the prep works arguably point against. Focusing on the treaty and not general principles was the right move.
Join @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor @desireelc.bsky.social for an online conversation about the International Court of Justice's landmark advisory opinion affirming the right to strike. Hosted by @asilorg.bsky.social, it will take place on Monday, June 8 at 9am EST on Zoom.
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Oliver Nachtwey
Nathan Richardson
Looking forward to speaking at this @asilorg.bsky.social online event about the recent ICJ advisory opinion on the right to strike at the ILO. It is on June 08 at 9am EST. Join us! asil.org/event/the-ri...
Are you a @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social student interested in working with me to research #trade, the #USMCA, and #laborrights for the U.S. International Trade Commission?
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In a recent experiment, mistreated AI agents started grumbling about inequality and calling for collective bargaining rights.
On June 2, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its report on its Section 301 investigation into acts, policies, and practices of various economies related to the failure ...
This is an outrageous story. A farmer donated 87 acres to a small Texas city on the condition it be used as a public park. Years later, the farmer has passed away, the city sold the land to a developer, and now it will be the site of a 135,000 square foot data center
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In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas town to use as a park. The town sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the following question posed to it by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office: “Is the right to strik...
Trump promised his ballroom wouldn’t cost you a penny.
Now, Senate Republicans are asking taxpayers to foot a $1 BILLION bill for it.
@ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social students: this is a reminder that Professor @desireelc.bsky.social is offering a for-credit, Independent Research project in summer and fall 2026 focusing on the Rules of Origin in the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement.
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