Books aren’t exactly people, but it’s the birthday of my 2014 work, Minilateralism. In it, I made a number of suggestions: that the future would bring less multilateralism, smaller trade alliances, fewer formal accords and a possible alternative international money. Admittedly, … Continue Reading
Scholarly Pursuits
Georgetown-Geneva Institute Summer Conference Program Released
On July 11, the Graduate Center, Geneva and Georgetown Law will be hosting a workshop on resolving disputes in international economic law. As mentioned earlier, we expect cutting edge discussions on trade, monetary affairs, financial innovation and tax–and our tentative … Continue Reading
Financial Regulatory Roundtable Debrief and Video Now Available
I had the honor of participating on the Hill last week on a smart financial regulatory roundtable with leading voices in the field. The video can be found here. The write up from Chad Reese is as follows: Paul Atkins, former … Continue Reading
JIEL’s latest Issue Is Out!
Fresh off the press!!: Oxford U Press’s Journal of International Economic Law has released its latest issue on financial disputes in international courts, populism and trade, macro prudential regulation of China’s currency, and an exploration of international human rights … Continue Reading
Call for papers for ‘Blockchain, Public Trust and Public Law,’ November 29-30, 2018 in Groningen
Throughout the world, governments are experimenting with blockchain in different areas. However, it remains a black box to many citizens, public bodies, and companies. This in itself raises concerns for areas where democratic processes are essential to create legitimacy. Additionally, … Continue Reading
Max Planck Luxembourg PhD Scholarships 2019
The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law is offering a limited number of scholarships for foreign doctoral candidates to support their research stay at the Institute for up to six months in the calendar year … Continue Reading
Paper Proposals for G2 Conference on Resolving Disputes in International Economic Law Due by March 30th
Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law and the Graduate Institute, Geneva’s Center for Trade and Economic Integration will co-host a one-day conference on resolving disputes in international economic law on July 11th, 2018. The conference will be the 18th year in which the two institutions … Continue Reading
What Should Be In an ICO White Paper? My Thoughts for Congress and–Cointelegraph
I had the pleasure two days ago of writing an op-ed for the great folks of Cointelegraph on What Should Be in an ICO White Paper? My remarks were a sneak peak of my Congressional testimony where you can find my full … Continue Reading
C-SPAN recording of my Congressional Testimony on ICO White Papers is now up
I had the pleasure today of an absolutely interesting discussion on the regulation of bitcoin, ICOs and other cryptocurrencies with my fellow panelists from Coinbase, Coin Center and Wilson Sonsini. For those interested in the discussion, the CSPAN video can be … Continue Reading
IIEL’s Joint Briefing with Atlantic Council on US Tariffs Now Available on Sound Cloud
In a wide-ranging discussion for dozens of media outlets, the IIEL’s Faculty and Senior Fellows addressed the implications of the tariffs for WTO and regional trade initiatives, prospects for retaliation and how the current regime compares to past U.S. tariffs … Continue Reading