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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser

@chsiebergasser.bsky.social
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PD Dr iur, MA | Internationalisation of Law with a Focus on Democracy, Sustainability and Global Justice | Researcher & Lecturer | Geneva Graduate Institute | University of Zurich sieber-consulting.ch www.charlottesiebergasser.ch

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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Talked about #trade & #labor at the #WTO Public Forum today - there is evidence that trade cannot thrive without labor, and that decent jobs multiply GDP. And yet, we stop at the level of multilateral rulemaking and it’s not clear why. with @tascplatform.bsky.social & the prettiest lanyard
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My heart goes out to all the Americans who lost a loved one to an ectopic pregnancy - in the 21st(!!) century. www.cnn.com/2026/09/10/h...
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans | CNN
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn littl...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you want to get a summary in German of what I do and why I'm doing what I do or if you want to learn more about the work and process of Bern-based #unposed photography, check out this mini portrait of me and my work by Manuel Castellote here: unposed.photo/charlotte-si...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser - authentische Branding-Fotos
Charlotte Sieber-Gasser – authentische Branding-Fotos für ihre neue Website. Spaziergang vom Bahnhof, zum Bundeshaus in die Berner Altstadt.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New book chapter on «Sustainable Development in Services Trade» in Ziegler & Zhao (eds.), International Trade Law and the Sustainable Development Goals, Edward Elgar 2026, pre-print available here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Interesting find from a recent analysis of the Europeanisation of Swiss law: in years 2011-2020 only 70 (or 12%) out of 592 federal legal proposals dealt with the adaptation of Swiss law to EU law! Swiss democracy is challenged independent of EU-Swiss relations. Source: zenodo.org/records/2187...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This article essentially says that many of the political developments we can observe in the #US, have also arrived in #Sweden: human rights violations in immigration, ignorance of science, increase in emissions… does anyone know more - is it true? www.derbund.ch/schweden-wie...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Professional photos taken in 35 degrees in Bern by Manuel Castello (www.unposed.photo) – the time had come for me to collect my many hats and put them all on one website. They are now as tidily lined up as they always were in my head – for everyone to see: www.charlottesiebergasser.ch
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PD Dr. iur. Charlotte Sieber-Gasser – About
Leading expert in the internationalisation of law, with a special focus on democracy, sustainability and global justice: acquired expertise in a nutshell.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Join @noemielaurens.bsky.social and I on 12 of May for a Brown Bag Seminar at the @wti.bsky.social – presenting for the first time ever the #Sinergia «Trade Packaging»-Database: More here: www.wti.org/events-news/...
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Trade in the Service of Society? Introducing the Trade Packaging Database
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) increasingly address societal concerns such as labor standards, environmental protection, and gender equality. At the same time, governments adopt domestic policie...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Gentle reminder: last chance to book a seat in next week's book launch of my new monograph "The Internationalisation of Law in Switzerland – Democracy on the Rack". It's free, but seats are limited.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Herzliche Einladung zur etwas anderen #Buchvernissage, am 30. April um 19.30 Uhr in der #Cinématte in Bern. Der Event ist öffentlich – Anmeldung unter: eventfrog.ch/de/p/diverse...
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Buch-Taufe: Demokratie auf der Streckbank in Bern | Diverses
Veranstaltung am 30.04.2026 in Bern. Charlotte Sieber-Gasser diskutiert in der Vernissage ihr Buch zu Globalisierung und Demokratie in de
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
@rohanirs.bsky.social and I analysed the interplay between domestic labour laws and trade liberalisation – what keeps adjustments periods short and shallow, particularly for vulnerable labour in developing countries? More in the most recent issue of #LEIE: kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...
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Capacity-Building through Trade Relations: Packaging to Address Structural Labour Adjustment in Developing Economies - Legal Issues of Economic Integration
View Capacity-Building through Trade Relations: Packaging to Address Structural Labour Adjustment in Developing Economies by - Legal Issues of Economic Integration
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Out now in Open Access, thanks to the generous support by the @snsf.ch : www.mohrsiebeck.com/buch/die-int...
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 20/02/2026
So if IEEPA does not authorize the tariffs, and the tariffs were used to negotiate the trade deals ... what exactly is the statutory authorization for these trade deals? Does the administration think IEEPA authorizes negotiating the deals separately from the tariffs? What will SCOTUS think of that?
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In #Switzerland, free trade agreements can only be ratified if they pass the optional public #referendum. This has a number of implications for the negotiating process, Switzerland's trade policy in general, and for the substance of direct democratic rights and trust in government. #democracy #trade
swissinfo.ch
Could direct democracy trip up Swiss trade deals?
As global trade rules fray, Swiss efforts to diversify export markets and partners could come with an added complication: the ballot box.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Herzliche Einladung zum 4. Forschungssymposium der Kalaidos Law School vom 29. Januar (16.00-19.30 Uhr, Zürich-Oerlikon) zum Thema "Schweizer Rechtskultur unter Druck: Prinzipien- versus regelbasierte Regulierung von Umweltaussagen und Börsen": www.kalaidos-fh.ch/de-CH/Verans...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/chsieber...
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Stories
– to stay grounded and not to get lost in a zone flooded with *poop*
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Trying something new in 2026 – "Law Matters" on Substack: chsiebergasser.substack.com/subscribe?pa...
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Subscribe to Law Matters
Reflections of a law professor specialised in „controversial beliefs“ (see new Ohio higher education bill) such as foreign trade policy, democracy and sustainable development. Click to read Law Matter...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#US-Switzerland #TradeDeal: These are NOT free and voluntary negotiations between equal partners. It is therefore highly questionable whether and how Switzerland is able to maintain democratic #legitimacy of the potential ratification of such an agreement given the circumstances.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Again, the interpretation of what is agreed differs between US and its trade partner – Switzerland communicated a different outcome than what's listed here. Is this a US strategy – to add items to the negotiating mandate after the fact? Or a strategy of US partners - to frame public opinion?
whitehouse.gov
Fact Sheet: The United States, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein Reach a Historic Trade Deal
LOWERING AMERICA’S TRADE DEFICIT AND WELCOMING HUGE INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced a Framework for a historic
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Switzerland has a deal with the US. A reduction to 15% tariffs (EU level - reduced from 39%) in return for 200 billions FDI… pharmaceuticals excluded from tariffs for the time being and with a maximum of 15% following section 232 investigations.
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Sibylle / Back-on-Track Switzerland @trainsetter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Jetzt #Nachtzug nach Malmö retten! Die Finanzkommission des Ständerates der #Schweiz hat die CHF 10 Mio. für die Förderung gestrichen!😭😭😭😭 Unterschreibe jetzt den offenen Brief an die Bundesversammlung! #NightTrain #Nattåg #Nattog #ZugStattFlug #Bahnzeit #CrossBorderRail #EuropeByRail #NettoNull
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Jetzt Nachtzug nach Malmö retten!
1. Klimaschutz durch echte Alternativen statt leere Versprechen Ein Nachtzug ersetzt Kurzstreckenflüge – und reduziert so den CO₂-Ausstoss. Gemäss Informationen der SBB verursacht eine Fahrt mit dem N...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs, live: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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Live Oral Argument Audio Live Oral Argument Audio
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Herzliche Einladung zur Buchvernissage! 📚 Am 23. Oktober um 18.30 Uhr in Bern – mit einer Ansprache von @nadinemasshardt.bsky.social, Einblicken in die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt sowie einem Apéro! 🥂 Anmeldung: saranka.thangeswaran@unibe.ch @bfh-ch.bsky.social @cdeunibe.bsky.social
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Does this really mean tariffs do not apply if there any kind of construction of any kind of pharmaceutical plant – even it totally unrelated to branded, patented drugs?
cnbc.com
U.S. to impose 100% tariff on branded, patented drugs unless firms build plants locally, Trump says
The measure will not apply to companies building drug manufacturing plants in the U.S., Trump added.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Back on air and speaking freely.
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 21/09/2025
"Falling Far and Fast" Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years. For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered. verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
Quote: “The Trump Administration has taken direct aim at the First Amendment, the foundation stone of our democracy.”
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The interesting question is also what qualifies as „controversial view“ - since even stating mere facts might be considered a „controversial view“. Press also needs to get this straight.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If statements of fact can get a satirical late night show cancelled, maybe it’s time to share more facts. #jimmykimmel #democracy
politico.com
10 Political Violence Experts on What Comes Next for America
Can America escape the spiral of political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing?
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Security policy is not my specialty. To understand better, I went to an event about the role of Europe in Swiss security policy: In essence, the panel held that we are not witnessing the transition to a multipolar world, but the global battle between democracy and autocracy. What if that’s true?! 🤯
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I thought military parades were so 19th century… 🤷‍♀️
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/08/2025
Breaking News: A federal appeals court ruled that many of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs are illegal. But the judges delayed the implementation of their order until October to grant the administration time to seek review by the Supreme Court.
nyti.ms
Appeals Court Rules Against Many Trump Tariffs
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
For me, the confirmation that climate mitigation must comply with sustainable development is just as central as the fact that states have individual obligations of ambitious climate mitigation measures under customary international law. #goodread #generationalequity #ICJ #climatechange
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
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Cecilia Malmström @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Trump's very bad trade deal with Europe www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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Trump's very bad trade deal with Europe
President Donald Trump hailed the trade deal with the European Union announced in Scotland last Sunday as "the biggest deal of them all." But a closer look shows that it is actually not really a deal....
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Aslak Berg @aslak.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The EU-US trade deal is here - it's probably not the end of uncertainty as the details are ironed out, but it's a momentous deal. In sum, it's a political defeat for the EU, but in economic terms I see it as, under the circumstances, a win of sorts. 🧵
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Ashfaq Khalfan @ashfaqkhalfan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The International Court of Justice climate judgement was – in many ways – better than expected. Here are 11 takeaways about what ICJ judgement and what it means for the protection of the climate:
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Was ist #Greenwashing und kann es effektiv reguliert bzw. verboten werden? Mit diesem hochkomplexen Thema befasst sich unser Sammelband: staempflirecht.ch/greenwashing... Mein Kapitel zur CH-Greenwashing Regulierung im europäischen Kontext gibt's gratis hier: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Practical and very useful from @chrischirp.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
With the help of amazing volunteers, I've converted my Trump action tracker spreadsheet into an easy to use website - now up to 740 actions and counting
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Chappatte Cartoons @chappatte.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The Beautiful bill: ugly for the poor - In today’s Opinion page of the @bostonglobe.com via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/03/o...
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Es ist geschafft: das vollständige Manuskript mit über 30 Kapiteln, geschrieben von 32 Autorinnen und Autoren zur rechtlichen Verankerung von nachhaltiger Entwicklung in der Schweiz liegt beim Verlag! Eine Fülle von neuen Erkenntnissen ist da zusammengekommen – echt schön!
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Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Schweizer Recht
Dieses Grundlagenwerk beleuchtet erstmals umfassend, wie nachhaltige Entwicklung im Schweizer Recht verankert ist. Über 30 Expertinnen und Experten analysieren die
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Does anyone know what’s going in in Ramallah right now?! We have friends there and they are sending pictures of rockets, third wave on-going.
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The news from across the pond are heart-wrenching and I can't agree with blaming the multilateral system for the US trade deficit: deficit is limited to goods (surplus in services), result of domestic policy and US remain the largest market in the world (hence multilateralism not that unfair).
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Hard to get the «I did not see»-tune out of my head these days... #danshore
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Dan Shore - I Did Not See
YouTube video by danshoremusic
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world. They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
"Tariffs are back on for now as appeals court grants a pause." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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bugs bunny and daffy duck hold up a sign that says tariffs are off
ALT: bugs bunny and daffy duck hold up a sign that says tariffs are off
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Aslak Berg @aslak.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I've been digesting the court ruling and here are the implications for Europe. The 'reciprocal' tariffs are out, so no more 10 per cent general tariff for all countries. Sectoral tariffs on autos and steel/aluminum still in place so this doesn't affect the US-UK 'deal'. For the EU though..1/x
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🚨🚨 Excellent read by Alan with a very important trade policy message: the EU should stand up to #Trump, stop preparing concessions and reroute trade to other countries which obviously will make Trump freak out. #tradewar #trumptariffs
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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
My take on today's US court tariff ruling. This is an excellent opportunity for the EU and other trading partners to quit preparing packages of concessions, tell Trump to shove it and get on with trading without the US. First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
on.ft.com
Court tariffs bombshell should inspire trading partners to defy Trump
[FREE TO READ] The EU must stand up to the US president’s bullying for the sake of the world trading system
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Charlotte Sieber-Gasser @chsiebergasser.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
This decision obviously has the potential of restoring the balance of powers along with the rule of law nationally and internationally, bottom-up. #showdown
reuters.com
US court blocks Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
A U.S. federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy.
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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
20/ in particular, the judges stress that the plaintiff cannot be expected to wait until political solutions have been enacted but instead that it is the role of the judiciary to protect his right, including the right to property.
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