Arthur Appleton
Senior Adjunct Professor
About
Arthur Appleton is Adjunct Professor at SAIS Europe, and Partner, Appleton Luff – International Lawyers. Previously Professor Appleton was Senior Trade and Investment Consultant, World Bank, and Consultant, US Commercial Law Development Program. He teaches International Trade Law in Bologna and 21st Century Trade Rules: Basic Principles and Emerging Issues in Washington, DC. Arthur is also a member of the Visiting Faculty and the Advisory Board of the World Trade Institute (University of Bern) and a faculty member of the Academy of International Economic Law and Policy (AIELPO) in Athens. Arthur has published widely in the field of international trade and arbitration (4 books and more than 50 articles). He is on the current List of Experts (Chairpersons) for Arbitrations and Trade and Sustainable Expert Panel Proceedings arising from EU FTAs, and sits on the Editorial Advisory Board, of Legal Issues of Economic Integration and the Advisory Committee of The Latin American Journal of International Trade Law.
In addition, Arthur is a founding partner of Appleton Luff – International Lawyers, a boutique international law firm with offices worldwide. He has more than 35 years of experience in international trade, investment law and arbitration working with sovereign states, international businesses, and international and regional organizations. His work focuses primarily on trade-related regulatory issues including issues involving climate change, sustainable development, investment, health, and labor matters. He has worked throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and has consulted for the World Bank, IFC, WTO, ADB, IDB, UNCTAD, UNITAR, the ITC, ILI, the US Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), the UK government, and the EU. His work includes training Chinese, East African, and Sri Lanka high court judges and US Foreign Service officers.
Arthur is a US and Swiss national. He holds a PhD and a DES from the University of Geneva (Graduate Institute), a JD from the University of Maryland School of Law, and a BA from William and Mary. A full list of publications can be found here.
In addition, Arthur is a founding partner of Appleton Luff – International Lawyers, a boutique international law firm with offices worldwide. He has more than 35 years of experience in international trade, investment law and arbitration working with sovereign states, international businesses, and international and regional organizations. His work focuses primarily on trade-related regulatory issues including issues involving climate change, sustainable development, investment, health, and labor matters. He has worked throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and has consulted for the World Bank, IFC, WTO, ADB, IDB, UNCTAD, UNITAR, the ITC, ILI, the US Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), the UK government, and the EU. His work includes training Chinese, East African, and Sri Lanka high court judges and US Foreign Service officers.
Arthur is a US and Swiss national. He holds a PhD and a DES from the University of Geneva (Graduate Institute), a JD from the University of Maryland School of Law, and a BA from William and Mary. A full list of publications can be found here.
- Heterodox Views: What is Wrong with the WTO and How to Fix It, with P. Macrory, in Journal of World Trade 56:5 (Oct. 2022)
- WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's Long and Winding Road, in The Globalist, 1 March 2021
- Rethinking America: Polishing a Rare Gem, in The Globalist, 13 November 2020
- Globalization and Healthcare: Lessons the US Needs to Learn, in The Globalist, 29 July 2020
- Globalization and Pandemics: Global Problems Require Global Responses, in The Globalist, 3 March 2020
- Stop Blaming Globalization: Most Problems Are Homemade, in The Globalist, 16 February 2020
- Options for Improving the Transparency of Fisheries Subsidies, in ICTSD Reference Paper (December 11, 2017)
- The Swiss also Have a Private Health Care System, but Theirs Works, in Fortune.com (September 26, 2017)
- Business Guide to Trade and Investment - Volumes I and II, with P. Macrory (editors), International Chamber of Commerce (2017, 2018)
- The WTO Appellate Body: Pathways and Pitfalls, in Judging the State in International Trade and Investment Law, L. Choukroune (editor), Springer (2016).
- The US – Shrimp Appeal: 20 Years On, in WTO Disputes @Twenty: Insiders' Reflections On India's Participation, A. James and J. Nedumpara (editors), Springer (2016).
- Product Labelling: What has the Appellate Body Wrought?, in ICTSD-BioRes 9:8 (October 14, 2015)
- PIL and IEL: Will Seal Deaths Resurrect the Dream of International Legal Coherence?, in Questions of International Law 1 (2014)
- Product Labelling 15 Years On: the Role of the Judiciary, in Reflections on the Constitutionalisation of International Economic Law, M. Cremona, P. Hilpold, N. Lavranos, S. Schneider, A. Ziegler (editors) Brill (2014).
- The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic and Political Analsis, Volumes 1-3, with F. Macrory and M. Plummer (editors) Springer (2005)