To TPP or Not TPP? Should the U.S. Join the Trans- Pacific Partnership and other International Trade Agreements?

Authors

Raj Bhala, University of Kansas School of LawFollow
Robert Howse, New York University School of LawFollow
Marley S. Weiss, Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of MarylandFollow
Julian Ku, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityFollow

Lecture Date

9-15-2016

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Description

Both of the major presidential candidates are opposed to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an eleven-nation trade agreement involving nations from Asia and Latin America that President Obama negotiated and signed. Many critics of the TPP and other trade agreements argue that the process for negotiating them lacks sufficient transparency and that the provisions unduly favor large corporations without sufficient protections for labor and environmental rights. This panel of leading trade law scholars will evaluate and discuss the extent to which these criticisms are justified and whether such criticisms support US non-participation in the TPP and future trade agreements.

Speaker Information

Panelists:

RAJ BHALA
Raymond F. Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law

ROBERT HOWSE
Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law, New York University School of Law

MARLEY WEISS
Professor of Law, Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland

Moderated by:

JULIAN KU
Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty Director of International Programs and Hofstra Research Fellow

Recommended Citation

Bhala, Raj; Howse, Robert; Weiss, Marley S.; and Ku, Julian, "To TPP or Not TPP? Should the U.S. Join the Trans- Pacific Partnership and other International Trade Agreements?" (2016). Other Lectures and Presentations. 2.
https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/lectures_other/2