Margaret-Rose Sales

The WTO Appellate Body Finds US Dolphin-Safe Label Rules Discriminatory
Duane W. Layton,Margaret-Rose Sales,Paulette Vander Schueren, May 24, 2012
For the second time this year, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has issued a decision that prioritizes the competitive relationship between products subject to a technical regulation in its review of a panel’s decision. According to the Appellate Body, US labeling measures...

New Presidential Order Targets Foreign Evaders of US Sanctions
Carol J. Bilzi,Simeon M. Kriesberg,Margaret-Rose Sales, May 7, 2012
President Obama has issued an Executive Order (E.O. 13608, May 1, 2012) aimed at foreign individuals and entities that have evaded US economic sanctions on Iran and Syria. This marks a further expansion of recent efforts by the Administration to target non-US persons and entities that undermine US...

WTO Appellate Body Upholds Special Safeguard Measure Imposed by the United States on Certain Chinese Tires
Duane W. Layton,Margaret-Rose Sales,Paulette Vander Schueren, September 14, 2011
On September 5, 2011, the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) published its report on United States - Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China (DS399). The Appellate Body affirmed an earlier ruling by a WTO dispute settlement panel...