Professor Garcia Sanchez Discusses U.S.-Mexico Energy-Related Dispute Resolution
A U.S.-Mexico energy trade war may be on the horizon, according to Associate Professor Guillermo Garcia Sanchez, an expert on U.S.-Mexico energy relations and dispute resolution mechanisms. Mexico has made changes in its energy policies recently, and American companies are alleging unfair treatment.
The U.S., joined by Canada, has requested official government consultations with Mexico and has also triggered the first step in the dispute resolution mechanisms of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). This initiation of official consultations marks the first time that foreign governments have engaged in any official retaliation against Mexico's energy policies since 1938, when Mexico expropriated oil and gas companies. It also marks the beginning of a regional trade conflict--in the midst of a global pandemic, the Russian-Ukraine conflict, unsettled energy markets, and global inflation that has reached its highest levels since the 1970s. Professor Garcia Sanchez’s article, In the Name of Energy Sovereignty, is one of the first to unpack the USMCA’s energy-related provisions and its dispute resolution mechanisms as well as its place in the global debate around energy transition and security. The article will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Boston College Law Review.
Texas A&M Hosts Important International Conference
The 2022 Biennial Conference of the International Economic Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) will be held at Texas A&M Law on September 22-24, 2022. Scholars and practitioners from the U.S., Mexico, Canada, the Netherlands, U.K., China, Australia, and Colombia will discuss how international economic law must both shape and respond to challenges arising out of the transition to a decarbonized economy, sustainable development goals, and the need for energy security. Addressing these challenges implicates the appropriate design of treaties and dispute settlement systems, the role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in foreign investment and resource extraction, global justice, sovereignty and statehood, and the relationship between public and private law. All of these issues and more will be addressed at the conference. Professor Garcia Sanchez is one of the primary organizers of this conference, and the Aggie Dispute Resolution Program is a co-sponsor.
Save the Date:
2023 Annual Texas A&M
Dispute Resolution Symposium
The next annual Texas A&M Dispute Resolution Symposium is in the planning stages, but we have a date: Friday, March 3, 2023. We’ll be exploring the intersection between legal tech and ODR, these tools’ different uses in the public and private sectors, and what that should mean for legal education. Stay tuned for further details.
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