Stratos Pahis
@stratospahis.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Brooklyn Law School.
I teach and write about international economic law (trade, investment, sovereign debt), public international law, and arbitration.
I teach and write about international economic law (trade, investment, sovereign debt), public international law, and arbitration.
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Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes
Abstract. This article analyzes a novel data set of ICSID investment treaty arbitrations to answer a fundamental question: do international investment trea
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🚨 "Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes" now live on ICSID Review website 🚨
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What options does Trump have if the Supreme Court rules against his emergency tariffs (as after yesterday's arguments seems likely)? I spoke to the The Associated Press about them here: apnews.com/article/tari...
Trump has other tariff options if the Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
President Donald Trump has warned that the Supreme Court will leave the United States “defenseless’’ and possibly “reduced to almost Third World status’’ if it strikes down the tariffs he imposed this...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What options does Trump have if the Supreme Court rules against his emergency tariffs (as after yesterday's arguments seems likely)? I spoke to the The Associated Press about them here: apnews.com/article/tari...
A majority of justices on the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the legality of the IEEPA tariffs during oral arguments today. But I was surprised that one of the government's key arguments wasn't subject to more scrutiny.
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A majority of justices on the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the legality of the IEEPA tariffs during oral arguments today. But I was surprised that one of the government's key arguments wasn't subject to more scrutiny.
🚨New paper alert: "An Autopsy of the Appellate Body & the Rule of Law" 🚨
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An Autopsy of the Appellate Body and the Rule of Law
<p>Once the “crown jewel” of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Appellate Body wielded compulsory jurisdiction over more countries and more agreement
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October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🚨New paper alert: "An Autopsy of the Appellate Body & the Rule of Law" 🚨
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"It begs disbelief that Congress intended IEEPA to be used this way. The Supreme Court should make clear that it did not."
As President Trump's sweeping IEEPA tariffs head to the Supreme Court, I argue in a new @lawfaremedia.org piece, that they are based on pretext.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The IEEPA Tariffs Are Based on Pretext
The U.S. trade deficit is not an “unusual and extraordinary threat.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"It begs disbelief that Congress intended IEEPA to be used this way. The Supreme Court should make clear that it did not."
As President Trump's sweeping IEEPA tariffs head to the Supreme Court, I argue in a new @lawfaremedia.org piece, that they are based on pretext.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The IEEPA Tariffs Are Based on Pretext
The U.S. trade deficit is not an “unusual and extraordinary threat.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As President Trump's sweeping IEEPA tariffs head to the Supreme Court, I argue in a new @lawfaremedia.org piece, that they are based on pretext.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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This spring, President Trump declared that the U.S. trade deficit in goods was a national emergency and enacted sweeping tariffs in response.
@stratospahis.bsky.social explains why the trade deficit should not be considered an “unusual and extraordinary threat."
@stratospahis.bsky.social explains why the trade deficit should not be considered an “unusual and extraordinary threat."
The IEEPA Tariffs Are Based on Pretext
The U.S. trade deficit is not an “unusual and extraordinary threat.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This spring, President Trump declared that the U.S. trade deficit in goods was a national emergency and enacted sweeping tariffs in response.
@stratospahis.bsky.social explains why the trade deficit should not be considered an “unusual and extraordinary threat."
@stratospahis.bsky.social explains why the trade deficit should not be considered an “unusual and extraordinary threat."
Reposted by Stratos Pahis
Prof. Stratos Pahis’ article, “Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes,” is now live on ICSID Review website. Pahis challenges assumptions on the importance of investment treaties & their role in shaping international law.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Prof. Stratos Pahis’ article, “Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes,” is now live on ICSID Review website. Pahis challenges assumptions on the importance of investment treaties & their role in shaping international law.
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I wrote a piece for The Lawfare Institute analyzing the Federal Circuit decision declaring Trump's emergency tariffs to be illegal.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Federal Circuit Rules Trump Tariffs are Illegal
But its overly cautious ruling opens the door to more IEEPA tariffs in the future.
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I wrote a piece for The Lawfare Institute analyzing the Federal Circuit decision declaring Trump's emergency tariffs to be illegal.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
🚨 "Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes" now live on ICSID Review website 🚨
academic.oup.com/icsidreview/...
academic.oup.com/icsidreview/...
Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes
Abstract. This article analyzes a novel data set of ICSID investment treaty arbitrations to answer a fundamental question: do international investment trea
academic.oup.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🚨 "Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes" now live on ICSID Review website 🚨
academic.oup.com/icsidreview/...
academic.oup.com/icsidreview/...
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Timely paper from law prof Stratos Pahis:
"This Is (NOT) an Emergency: On Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs and the Judicial Decisions Declaring Them Illegal"
"This Is (NOT) an Emergency: On Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs and the Judicial Decisions Declaring Them Illegal"
This Is (NOT) an Emergency: On Trump's "Reciprocal" Tariffs and the Judicial Decisions Declaring Them Illegal
<p>On April 2, 2025, "Liberation Day," President Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose the highest US tariff
papers.ssrn.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Timely paper from law prof Stratos Pahis:
"This Is (NOT) an Emergency: On Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs and the Judicial Decisions Declaring Them Illegal"
"This Is (NOT) an Emergency: On Trump's 'Reciprocal' Tariffs and the Judicial Decisions Declaring Them Illegal"
Happy to share a new paper: "Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes," forthcoming in ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal: tinyurl.com/5n8bmfn3
The Article analyzes a novel dataset of 318 ICSID investment treaty disputes to answer a fundamental question:
The Article analyzes a novel dataset of 318 ICSID investment treaty disputes to answer a fundamental question:
Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes
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<p><span>This Article analyzes a novel dataset of 318 ICSID investment treaty arbitrations to answer a fundamental question: <i>Do international investment
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July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Happy to share a new paper: "Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes," forthcoming in ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal: tinyurl.com/5n8bmfn3
The Article analyzes a novel dataset of 318 ICSID investment treaty disputes to answer a fundamental question:
The Article analyzes a novel dataset of 318 ICSID investment treaty disputes to answer a fundamental question:
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The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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April 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
on.ft.com/3YjtOLV
"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
on.ft.com/3YjtOLV
Hard to think of a more self-destructive prez action than the new tariffs. Simultaneously knee-caps our economy, destroys our credibility, undermines the institutions underpinning economic & geopolitical stability (which we built!) & pushes our allies into the arms of China. Utterly destructive.
April 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hard to think of a more self-destructive prez action than the new tariffs. Simultaneously knee-caps our economy, destroys our credibility, undermines the institutions underpinning economic & geopolitical stability (which we built!) & pushes our allies into the arms of China. Utterly destructive.