International trade law expert can discuss ruling blocking Trump tariffs, potential appeal
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Court of International Trade blocked President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on imports under an emergency powers law, upending the president’s signature economic policy. Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert at the University of Kansas, is available to speak with media on the May 28 ruling, its effects, an appeal, what it means for U.S. trade policy, financial markets, supply chains and more.
“This ruling, devastating as it is to the president’s hugely disruptive reciprocity tariffs, might not hold up on appeal. There are constitutional and statutory counterarguments, of varying degrees of strength, which could yet prevail, especially depending on the composition of the appellate judges and Supreme Court. Plus, the president has other options to forge ahead,” said Bhala, Brenneisen Distinguished Professor at KU Law.
Bhala, a globally recognized expert on international trade law, has monitored the ongoing tariffs, their announcements, changing rates and more and can speak to their effects, trade deficits and influence on global markets. A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, he can discuss tariffs on the United States’ largest trading partners in North America and beyond, whether tariffs can influence manufacturing to return to the U.S. and the appeal process of the recent ruling.
Bhala is the author of the eight-volume “International Trade Law: A Comprehensive E-Textbook” (available Open Access on KU ScholarWorks) as well as more than a dozen books and 100 journal articles on international trade law, free trade agreements, the World Trade Organization, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, a major new publication on the shattering of the world trading system and more. He practiced international banking law at the Federal Reserve in New York and has worked in more than 25 countries around the globe.
To schedule an interview, contact Mike Krings at 785-864-8860 or mkrings@ku.edu.