OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of World Trade is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Terroir and Trade War: Reforming China’s Legislation on Generic Terms Under the nfluence of the EU and US	24
Strategic Autonomy and Trade Defence: The Case of Cross-Country Subsidies	16
Did Labour Norms Save the NAFTA?: Sort of, Accidentally, Depends	11
Weaponization of Trade Barrier Investigations: Economic Coercion in China-Taiwan Relations	10
From CPTPP to US–Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade: The Evolution of Good Regulatory Practices and Its Implications for Taiwan	7
Mapping Export Control Extraterritoriality in the US-China Technology Decoupling	6
Industrial Policy and Subsidies: Assessment of Current Rules and Possible Reforms	5
The EU 2022 International Procurement Regulation Enters in to Force Reciprocity	5
Bridging Gaps in WTO Governance: A Case for the Consultative Steering Committee	5
Artificial Intelligence and Applicability of WTO Law: New Kid on the Block or Old-Time Friend?	4
Strengthen US Sanctions by Enabling Regularized Use of Humanitarian Exemptions	4
Online Personal Data Protection and Data Flows Under the RCEP: A Nostalgic New Start?	4
Reinsuring Export Credit Agencies: What Drives Demand?	4
Article: Do Private Actors Have Rights under the WTO? The Motivation for and (Inadequate) Implementation of GATT Article X	4
ASEAN and the Regime Complex for Digital Trade in the Asia-Pacific	4
Article: Are There ‘Exceptions’ to the SCM Agreement? Applicability of the GATT Exceptions Vis-à-Vis the International Rules on Subsidies	3
Who Uses the Special and Differential Treatment Provisions of the WTO?	3
Korea’s Trade Policy Beyond Free Trade Agreements	3
Cultural Services in Australia and New Zealand’s Preferential Trade Agreements	3
The Dejudicialization of International Dispute Settlement: A Paradigm Shift in International Economic Law?	3
The US and EU Solar Trade Remedies Saga: The Globalization of Mercantilism	3
Article: Africa’s LDC Trade: Harnessing the Variable Geometry of the AfCFTA and Beyond	3
Regulatory Measures on Goods and Services in the Quantum Computing Industry	2
Israeli-Palestinian Trade Relations Before the Israeli Supreme Court: The Case for an FTA	2
Implementing and Enhancing Labour Standards Through FTAs? A Critical Analysis of the Panel Report in the EU-Korea Case	2

Export Rebates and the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: WTO Law and Environmental Objections	2
International Trade in the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition: A Missed Opportunity?	2
Hybrid Multilateralism for Development: Role of the WTO and Aid for Trade	2
Evolution and Limitations of the Lesser Duty Rule Under the WTO Anti-dumping Agreement	2
Do European Firms Pull Back from China? Evidence of Divestment from the Auto Sector	2
Joint Statement Initiatives: A Legitimate End to ‘Until Everything is Agreed’?	2
Article: Harmonization of FTA Rules of Origin: Examination of General Provisions	2
The WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce: Navigating Digital Trade Rules in a Fragmented World	2
Reforming the BRI from the Inside: Japan’s Contribution via Soft Law Diplomacy	2
Famine and Free Trade in the Covid Age: Lessons from the Great Irish Famine	2
TV Quotas Under the AVMS Directive After Brexit	2
Can WTO Rules Support the Dissemination of the EU-Style CBAM in HIDCs?	2
Multilateral Rules on Subsidies: A Historical Overview to Propose Amendments	2
Exogenous Shocks And The Dynamics Between Geopolitics And Global Trade	1
How the SCA 2022 Shapes the Effectiveness of the TCA: Lessons from EU State Aid and WTO	1
Export Controls and Securitization of Economic Policy: Comparative Analysis of the Practice of the United States, the European Union, China, and Russia	1
Differentiated Differentiation in the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement	1
Industrial Digital Transformation and A Proposal to Rebuild Digital Trade Agenda	1
Article: Trade-Gender Alignment of International Trade Agreements: Insufficiencies and Improvements	1
Is the EU’s Trade Policy Aligning with America’s Trade Policy?	1
SOEs for a New Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework: What Constraints under WTO Law?	1
Giving Meaning To Limitations	1
Critical Analysis of Domestic Industry in Korean Anti-Dumping Investigations	1
Consensus Decision-Making and Legislative Inertia at the WTO: Can International Law Help?	1
Special and Differential Treatment as If It Could Be Reformed	1
Article: What Is (Not) a WTO Safeguard Measure?	1
On How the Human Rights Framework Can Contribute to Inclusive Trade Agreements	1
How Do the Third Parties Contribute to WTO Dispute Resolution?	1
Exceptio Inadimpleti Contractus: CBAMs as International Countermeasures	1
Article: Subsidy-Related Aspects of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)	1
Demystifying Australia-China Trade Tensions	1
A New Digital Economy Collaboration in the Indo-Pacific: Negotiating Digital Trade in the Australia-India CECA	1
Revisiting the Trade-Labour Standards Nexus: The Case of the Uyghurs	1
The Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and WTO Law: Room for (Mis) interpretation?	1
Article: Domestic Interest Groups and India’s Trade Policy Preferences in India-EU FTA Negotiations	1
Game Analysis of Different Source Disclosure Model for Genetic Resources and Implications for China	1
The Effectiveness of Digital Trade Agreements: Upholding the Status Quo or Paving the Way Forward?	1
Means of Influence, the Joint-Decision Trap and Multilevel Trade Negotiations: Ontario and Québec and the Renegotiation of NAFTA Compared	1
The Recent Development On The Discipline Of Services Domestic Regulation And The Debate On The Necessity Test: From The Perspective Of The CPTPP, RCEP, And SDR Reference Paper	1
The Evolution of Labour Provisions in Regional Trade Agreements	1
How Can International Trade Law Discipline Nudging Through Ecolabels?	1
Europe’s GI Policy and New World Countries	1
The EU’s Proposed Anti-coercion Instrument: Legality and Effectiveness	1
China and the WTO, Redux: Making Sense of Two Decades of Membership	1
Intellectual Property Rights’ Trade Relevance	1
Article: Bidonomics Versus Maganomics: Pick Your Poison	1
The ‘Level Playing Field’ Metaphor: Revealing a Competitive Move in EU Free Trade Agreements	1
Shaping Extraterritoriality under China’s Foreign Relation Regime	1
South Africa’s Chicken Wars	1
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Critical Minerals, Export Restrictions and WTO Law after the Indonesia Dispute	1