Oregon Review of International Law : Volume 23 (2022)

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    Navigating International Services Trade During Health Emergencies: A Scientific Approach to Emergency Measures
    (University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-04) Zhou, Jingyuan (Joey)
    After the pandemic, global governance in trade and investment as we knew it is poised to change dramatically. After many governments imposed measures—often unilaterally—in an effort to contain COVID-19, international trade in services plummeted, which, in turn, negatively affected efforts to effectively combat the pandemic. Many measures with trade-restrictive effects appear to have been adopted out of an abundance of caution. Moreover, the unilateral nature of those measures has further impeded international services trade, regardless of the differences in delivery modality. These policies were often adopted without notifying other nations that would likely be negatively affected. The Article then draws analogies from the application of the proposed rules to the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (SPS Agreement) and concludes with the recognition of challenges ahead.
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    Short-Time Work: An Alternative to Ad Hoc Legislation for Saving Employment During Economic Crises
    (University of Oregon School of Law, 2022-05-04) Vida, Emily
    Readers hardly need to be reminded of how the sudden onset of COVID-19 in early 2020 turned the world upside down. Countries closed their borders. Toilet paper became scarce. And hospitals in population-dense areas operated at capacity. The year 2020 also saw devastating wildfires in California and Oregon, an unprecedented election cycle, and mass protests. It was a veritable dumpster fire of a year. Besides worrying about contracting the virus, seeing loved ones die, and suffering from social isolation, many workers in the United States also had to cope with losing their jobs due to the shuttering of businesses. This Comment argues that the United States should adopt an Short-Time-Work (STW) program at the federal level instead of passing ad hoc legislation as economic crises arise. Permanent federal STW legislation would allow the government to respond more quickly to economic crises, save jobs, and maintain employment relationships, signaling to employees that they are not disposable.
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