Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
Cosponsors: Business Law Society, University of Georgia School of Law
Corsair Law Society, University of Georgia School of Law
International Law Society, University of Georgia School of Law
University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs
International trade law is at inflection point. Until quite recently, international trade agreements appeared to be moving along a relatively predictable trajectory. Reforms and changes were discussed and negotiated, but mostly along the margins of a supposed consensus about the general direction of the field. Political events of the past year, though – Brexit, the United States’ abandonment of TPP, calls to renegotiate NAFTA, accelerating negotiations of RCEP, and China’s roll out of its One Belt One Road initiative, among others – have challenged that trajectory and sent policymakers and trade lawyers in search of a new trade compass.
A new period of negotiation and renegotiation, however, is on the horizon. While this is a source for many of anxiety, it is also an opportunity for progress, reform, and creative thinking. This conference will bring together top scholars and practitioners in the field to discuss the directions forward for international agreements. What should be on the table as old agreements are reopened and new ones are negotiated? What changes are needed to adapt trade agreements to new economic and technological realities? And how can the next generation of trade agreements respond to globalization’s discontents?
2017 | ||
Monday, September 18th | 9:00 AM |
Peter B. Rutledge, University of Georgia Law School Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
9:15 AM |
Setting the Negotiating Agenda C. Donald Johnson, University of Georgia School of Law, Emeritus Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM |
11:00 AM |
Pluralism/Regionalism/Fragmentation Antonia Eliason, University of Mississippi School of Law Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
12:45 PM |
Industry Roundtable Luncheon Conversation Ling-Ling Nie, Pansonic North America 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM |
2:30 PM |
Changing Dynamics in Global Trade Negotiations Gregory Shaffer, University of California, Irvine School of Law Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
Victoria A. Baker, University of Georgia School of Law Larry Walker Room, Rusk Hall 4:00 PM - 4:05 PM |
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