The Unexpected Consequences of Private Regulatory Standards
When people decide to buy or sell a product, they need to agree on its price. To make that decision, they have to assess the quality and utility of the product, depending on its features. This is where...
View ArticleInspection Practices of the Past and Future
In today’s increasingly complex and constraining institutional and fiscal environments, the regulatory state seems to be under mounting pressure to accommodate new techniques, types of analysis, and...
View ArticleAddressing the International Legal Challenges of Genetic Engineering
Thanks to rapid advances in genetic technology, scientists can give cells cancer-fighting capabilities and improve athletic performance with genes that help build muscle faster. But this new gene...
View ArticlePresident Trump’s Space Force Is a Recipe for Wasteful Spending
President Donald J. Trump has made the news with his proposed Space Force—a military space organization on par with existing services like the Air Force and Navy. This undertaking will be an expensive,...
View ArticleAgency Independence Under Egypt’s New Media Law
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently ratified Law No. 180 of 2018, which regulates print, broadcast, and digital media. The new law repeals Law No. 92 of 2016, which previously regulated...
View ArticleDo the Results of the EU Better Regulation Program Match Its Ambitions?
With European elections on the horizon, and the five-year term of the European Commission drawing to a close, it is timely to reflect on whether efforts to regulate better have been effective. The 2015...
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Improving Front-of-Package Food Health Labeling
Food consumption is a pre-requisite for human life. The last century, however, has brought about huge changes in the diets of most people in the developed world. Snacks, frozen food, fast food, fizzy...
View ArticleChina’s Central Government Seeks to Rein in Regulatory Documents
As the Trump Administration seeks to pare back agency regulations, the Xi Administration in China is clamping down on guidance-type regulatory documents, frequently called “red-headed” documents due to...
View Article“Remain in Mexico” Policy Remains in Effect for Now
“I am afraid to stay in Mexico.” These words came from John Doe, the pseudonym for a Guatemalan migrant seeking asylum in the United States. But when Doe presented himself at the U.S. border and told...
View ArticleGiving Regulatory Cooperation a Reality Check
Regulatory cooperation figures prominently in trade negotiations around the world. Such cooperation undergirds the European Union (EU) Single Market and plays a large role in discussions as the United...
View ArticleJudicial Deference to Agencies’ Decisions in Brazil and the United States
In Brazil, judicial review of administrative decisions is based on broad and ill-defined parameters. In general, any administrative decision is subject to judicial review, but it may be invalidated on...
View ArticleThe Global Trade Order Going Out with a Whimper
One of the pillars of the global trade order, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) dispute settlement system, is set to collapse quietly this year. The collapse has been in the making for over two...
View ArticleWill Steel Tariffs Mark the Demise of the WTO?
The United States is at war with free trade. In the past year, the Trump Administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs have affected hundreds of billions of dollars of exported goods around the world....
View ArticleThe Hefty Price of Methane
New Zealand—a country with more cows and sheep than people—prides itself on producing and exporting high-quality grass-fed beef and lamb. Yet, despite New Zealand farmers being among the most...
View ArticleFinancial Fair Play Regulations’ Unintended Effects
Although European soccer regulators intended to ensure the financial health of professional soccer clubs, according to a recent paper their rules may have instead aggravated existing problems. In 2010...
View ArticleRegulating Beyond the Christchurch Call
For 16 minutes and 55 seconds on a quiet Friday afternoon in March 2019, a gunman used a helmet camera to live-stream on social media his attack on Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch,...
View ArticleOECD Evaluation of EU Regulatory Policies
The European Union (EU) has become a key standard-setter in policy areas such as consumer protection, competition, environment, and workplace safety. At the same time, EU member states remain important...
View ArticleThe Jury is Still Out on One-In-One-Out
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has made a commitment to introduce a “one-in-one-out” policy to manage the stock and flow of European Union (EU) law. Although such an approach has...
View ArticleA Champagne by Any Other Name
Is that bottle of fancy sparkling wine a champagne, or just a bottle of fancy sparkling wine? In America, champagne is a generic term for such wines. But in the European Union (EU), champagne is a...
View ArticleISIS the Art Dealer
The Islamic State (ISIS) is known around the world for its horrendous acts of terrorism. Its status as a global art dealer is less well publicized. Sales of stolen cultural property and art from...
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