ASIL International Economic Law Interest Group Book Talk

In this event, we will hear from Matias Margulis (UBC) about his book Shadow Negotiators: How the UN Shapes the Rules of World Trade for Food Security (Stanford University Press, 2023). Amy Cohen (Temple) will offer critical comments on the work. The floor will then be opened to questions from participants.
Shadow Negotiators is the first book to demonstrate that United Nations organizations have intervened to influence the discourse, agenda, and outcomes of international trade lawmaking at the World Trade Organization. While UN organizations lack a seat at the bargaining table at the WTO, Margulis argues that these organizations have acted as "shadow negotiators" engaged in political actions intended to alter the trajectory and results of multilateral trade negotiations.
Author:
Matias Margulis, University of British Columbia School of Public Policy and Global Affairs & Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Book:
Shadow Negotiators: How the UN Shapes the Rules of World Trade for Food Security (Stanford University Press)
Commentator:
Amy Cohen, Temple University Beasley School of Law
This event is organized by the ASIL International Economic Law Interest Group.