Julien Chaisse

"Tariffs and the recent executive orders aimed at expanding U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing are insufficient on their own to address some of the key challenges facing U.S. manufacturers in regulation," CSIS Renewing American Innovation writes.

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Vietnam offers factory perks as US tariffs hit Chinese suppliers Trump's war on transshipment piles pressure on country to localize supply chains

Vietnam is offering to pay some expenses for companies that supply materials, or "inputs," to other local manufacturers as the country adjusts its supply chain to deal with U.S. tariffs.

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I propose a model clause that gives governments equal standing at #ICSID or the #PCA. It complements domestic remedies, requires no treaty reform, and builds on practice in Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.

Most state contracts with foreign investors let only investors start international arbitration. My piece shows why this imbalance is untenable and how governments can correct it.

My Columbia FDI Perspective, “Fixing the asymmetry: giving governments access to arbitration through state contracts”, has just been published by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (#CCSI).

What would be the effect of the US putting 100% or 15% tariffs on pharmaceuticals from the EU?

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China Criticizes WTO Ruling on IP Enforcement, But Asserts Compliance In response to a recent WTO dispute ruling on various aspects of its IP enforcement, China has told WTO Members that, despite having concerns with the ruling, it is now in compliance. ...

China Criticizes WTO Ruling on IP Enforcement, But Asserts Compliance

EU, India negotiations “extremely challenging” as year-end deadline nears - Borderlex The EU and India failed to close any chapters during the 13th negotiation round which took place earlier this month.

#EU and #India trying to find a date for the third Trade and Technology Council ministerial meeting. #Trade #negotiations remain the priority. Next trade negotiation round will take place in early October.
@robfranciseu.bsky.social reports: borderlex.net/2025/09/25/e...

No, it certainly does not. These frameworks are not agreements. The report assumes Japan's investment pledges guarantee something.

To add, WTO Agreements do not spare Japan from increased tariffs either; they afford a way for Japan to assert harm and seek mutual agreement or concession rebalancing.

European Commission seems confident:

“The United States intends to promptly ensure that the tariff rate (…) applied to originating goods of the European Union subject to Section 232 actions on pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and lumber does not exceed 15%.”

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Champagne says it's 'sad' the U.S. 'turned its back' on Canada with tariff war OTTAWA – Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says it’s “sad” that the U.S. “turned its back” on Canada by starting a trade war which is now forcing Ottawa to “reinvent” the national economy.

OTTAWA – Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says it’s “sad” that the U.S. “turned its back” on Canada by starting a trade war which is now forcing Ottawa to “reinvent” the national economy.

Trump must not have liked that I and others called his team’s proposal for g7 secondary tariffs on India and China a stalling tactic. He is doubling down on the tool and calling EU bluff. EU/friends prefer other tools especially financial leverage

The fact that trump is back to calling for 100% secondary tariffs on India and China makes the whole policy less credible and more a threat than if it were 20 or 30%, especially hard to believe given Us desire for a deal with China/continued critical mineral access

Usg is doubling down on use of tariffs as leverage in these circs, and is taking the fight to the Europeans who are asking for more pressure on Russia. The challenge is US is asking for less efficient pressure on a wide set of trading partners

Scanning through NDAA text and LONG list of proposed amendments (many have little chance) + noticed some on illicit fishing esp Russia-China fishing cooperation and Chinese processing of fish generally. Plus a restriction on chinese fish in military food supply.

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The US amends scope of #reciprocaltariffs. Effective today, some goods are excluded while others are subject to #tariffs at rates from 10–41%

Our Database entry contains detailed product lists, affected trading partners, and the full scope of the measure: globaltradealert.org/state-act/94...

White House drops World Trade Organization from list of funding cuts The White House has quietly dropped the World Trade Organization from a list of $4.9 billion in foreign aid cuts announced last Friday after the move sparked concern among lawmakers, trade groups and the head of the global trade body.

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"If we fight a grinding total war of attrition we'll need factories!" is the kind of statement that might be true in an economy-wide sense but is just populist protectionism in an army helmet when you reach for it one sector at a time to justify tariffs or subsidies you want to roll out anyway.

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Advanced Introduction to International Commercial Contracts ‘An indispensable guide, Advanced Introduction to International Commercial Contracts masterfully bridges theory and practice, offering a truly global perspective on the intricate legal frameworks unde...

Academics Soterios Loizou, Mark Feldman, Federico Lupo-Pasini, Ilias Bantekas, Tomohiko Kobayashi & Jaemin Lee note its value in teaching across legal traditions. Practitioners Umar Azmeh, Wang Hao, Victor Mugabe & Dr Navin G. Ahuja point to its use in arbitration & contract work.

Drawn from my teaching in the CityUHK Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, directed by Prof Christopher To: www.cityu.edu.hk/slw/prospect...
Work with an international cohort confirmed the need for a concise, practical comparative reference.

Coverage includes:
• Legal functions & formation under multiple systems
• Governing law & party autonomy (Rome I)
• Mandatory rules & drafting to secure chosen law
• Arbitration, litigation & hybrid courts
• Risk clauses: force majeure, hardship, penalties, damages

International commercial contracts face divergent laws, procedural rules & enforcement regimes. A clause enforceable in one jurisdiction may be void in another. This book offers a comparative analysis connecting substantive contract law with the drafting of enforceable clauses.

Advanced Introduction to International Commercial Contracts ‘An indispensable guide, Advanced Introduction to International Commercial Contracts masterfully bridges theory and practice, offering a truly global perspective on the intricate legal frameworks unde...

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Digital services taxes | US chooses fiscal warfare over multilateralism White House doubles down on DSTs in tariff talks as EU rumoured to drop bloc-wide proposal

The G7 pact exempting US firms from the 15% Global Corporate Minimum Tax cements the White House's treatment of digital services taxes as a trade issue. The path towards a Pillar 1-style worldwide pact just got a whole lot harder. With insights from @danieldbunn.bsky.social‬ #DSTs
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Opinion | Statecraft has hijacked investment rules US and Chinese FDI laws are now tools of industrial strategy and coercive diplomacy

The US & China are using investment law not as a shield for investors, but a sword for state power, argues @jchaisse.bsky.social. What was once industrial policy has morphed into legal warfare with FDI governance driven by tech leadership goals.

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Few subjects in international law have had more practical effect and received less structural treatment than economic integration. A new volume seeks to correct that.

The International Law of Economic Integration (OUPLaw June 2025)

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