An Hertogen
@anhertogen.bsky.social
Kiwi 🇳🇿Belgian 🇧🇪 academic trying to research international (economic) law when not parenting.
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An Hertogen
@anhertogen.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I hadn’t seen one of these yet so made one of all the ANZSIL members I could find over here. Apologies if I missed anyone - but there’s still space! go.bsky.app/53PWALS
Career achievement: made it into an academic selfie with @djag2.bsky.social (also: @ipster.bsky.social, a “smashing jacket”!)
Academic selfie at #ANZSIL2025 with @anhertogen.bsky.social, who is sporting a smashing jacket!
July 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Career achievement: made it into an academic selfie with @djag2.bsky.social (also: @ipster.bsky.social, a “smashing jacket”!)
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Super excited to be organising this workshop with @claerwen.bsky.social in our capacity as co-chairs of the @anzsilgsil.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading your abstracts then hearing your papers!
Looking forward to reading your abstracts then hearing your papers!
CfP!!! The @anzsil.org Gender, Sexuality and International Law Interest Group will be holding a workshop on 'Feminist Approaches to International Law in Times of Atrocity, Anthropocene, and Authoritarian Capitalism' on 31 October at Melbourne Law School: drive.google.com/file/d/10YPs...
June 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Super excited to be organising this workshop with @claerwen.bsky.social in our capacity as co-chairs of the @anzsilgsil.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading your abstracts then hearing your papers!
Looking forward to reading your abstracts then hearing your papers!
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Just 13 sleeps to ANZSIL 2025, the world's best-sized public international law conference!
Updated program available!
anzsil.org/resources/Do...
Updated program available!
anzsil.org/resources/Do...
anzsil.org
June 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Just 13 sleeps to ANZSIL 2025, the world's best-sized public international law conference!
Updated program available!
anzsil.org/resources/Do...
Updated program available!
anzsil.org/resources/Do...
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I suppose Happy Feet was the reason that the Heard and McDonald islands got such a big tariff hit
May 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I suppose Happy Feet was the reason that the Heard and McDonald islands got such a big tariff hit
A headline that feels accurate about other things than horse racing these days.
May 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A headline that feels accurate about other things than horse racing these days.
Spot on by @nicolaslamp.bsky.social: ”For whatever else President Trump did on April 2nd, he did not offer a superior alternative to [highly imperfect system of international trade law that we have]-not for the United States, and much less for the world.”
What President Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs Mean for International (Trade) Law | by @nicolaslamp.bsky.social
What President Trump’s “Reciprocal” Tariffs Mean for International (Trade) Law
When US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of “reciprocal” tariffs on virtually the entire globe on April 2nd, many observers felt that they were witnessing a historic event—the “end of g...
www.ejiltalk.org
May 1, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Spot on by @nicolaslamp.bsky.social: ”For whatever else President Trump did on April 2nd, he did not offer a superior alternative to [highly imperfect system of international trade law that we have]-not for the United States, and much less for the world.”
Apply for my old job (10 years ago…) !
We’re recruiting for 3 Assistant Editors at Opinio Juris - more info here: opiniojuris.org/2025/04/14/c...
Call for 3 OJ Assistant Editors
Come and join our team! Opinio Juris is looking for three Assistant Editors to help with reviewing and assessing content that comes to our blog. This would be a volunteer position with a time …
opiniojuris.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Apply for my old job (10 years ago…) !
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Liz Truss: *kills queen*
JD Vance: Hold my communion wine
JD Vance: Hold my communion wine
April 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Liz Truss: *kills queen*
JD Vance: Hold my communion wine
JD Vance: Hold my communion wine
Interview with Ursula VdL in ZeitOnline. Some real zingers in there to go with a changing narrative about Europe lately (cf The Economist) www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
Ursula von der Leyen: "We have no bros and no oligarchs"
Donald Trump's second term has brought "historic changes", says EU President Ursula von der Leyen. In our interview, she explains how Europe must respond.
www.zeit.de
April 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Interview with Ursula VdL in ZeitOnline. Some real zingers in there to go with a changing narrative about Europe lately (cf The Economist) www.zeit.de/politik/2025...
I tell students that trade law outlaws quantitative restrictions but not tariffs (subject to bindings etc) partly because Ts are more visible to consumers and thus more vulnerable to political pressure. The addition of an import fee could be a good example of that. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
After Trump Tariffs, Volkswagen to Add ‘Import Fees’ to Cars Sold in U.S.
The company’s move is one of the first and clearest examples of automakers using price increases to deal with the 25 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on car and auto parts imports.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I tell students that trade law outlaws quantitative restrictions but not tariffs (subject to bindings etc) partly because Ts are more visible to consumers and thus more vulnerable to political pressure. The addition of an import fee could be a good example of that. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
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Liberation day is so tariffying.
April 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Liberation day is so tariffying.
Very useful tracker by @devonwhittle.bsky.social! tradenotes.substack.com/p/us-reactio...
US: Reactions to Trump's so-called 'reciprocal' tariffs - retaliations, disputes, and other comments
I did not intend to do two Trump-related posts in a row, but I have been tracking the recent tariff announcements (as have many others) and I thought it might be useful to compile what I’ve been seein...
tradenotes.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Very useful tracker by @devonwhittle.bsky.social! tradenotes.substack.com/p/us-reactio...
Glad someone is bringing the levity today!
April 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Glad someone is bringing the levity today!
Useful thread by Thomas
Perhaps this is a good moment to say a few words about the EU’s so-called “trade bazooka”, the anti-coercion instrument.
What is it and how does it work? 👇
What is it and how does it work? 👇
April 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Useful thread by Thomas
Can NZ politicians and lawyers stop talking about tariffs on services and think about how you would put a tariff on a service? Keep thinking…
April 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Can NZ politicians and lawyers stop talking about tariffs on services and think about how you would put a tariff on a service? Keep thinking…
For NZ exporters wondering about other markets: exportpotential.intracen.org/en/markets/g...
ITC Export Potential Map
Showcases results from the export potential assessment methodology that spots products, markets and suppliers with untapped export potential
exportpotential.intracen.org
April 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
For NZ exporters wondering about other markets: exportpotential.intracen.org/en/markets/g...
Happy Autarky Day, America!
With tariffs of 25%, the USA will be either the country with the second highest tariff rate in the world after North Korea - or else the highest (N. Korea isn't reported in the World Bank, so who knows?) Going into autarky mode now. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of countries by tariff rate - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy Autarky Day, America!
Last week, NZ and India announced that they'll restart FTA negotiations. But news items like this one make me think that it is more likely to be a difficult negotiation as anyone negotiating with India is finding out. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Winston Peters pours cold water on immigration changes with India
The Foreign Minister says he sees no need for a relaxation of immigration settings as part of trade talks with India.
www.stuff.co.nz
March 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Last week, NZ and India announced that they'll restart FTA negotiations. But news items like this one make me think that it is more likely to be a difficult negotiation as anyone negotiating with India is finding out. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
Now that I am back from my trip to the US, a few political ads that caught my eye and an excerpt from some 1776 document…
March 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Now that I am back from my trip to the US, a few political ads that caught my eye and an excerpt from some 1776 document…
My teaching evals often have at least one complaint about my accent, so I didn’t have being greeted with “are you a kiwi too?” in a shop in the 🇺🇸 on my bingo card
March 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
My teaching evals often have at least one complaint about my accent, so I didn’t have being greeted with “are you a kiwi too?” in a shop in the 🇺🇸 on my bingo card
NZ and India wil start negotiating next month… Will India give more dairy market access and will National’s coalition partners be open to more immigration? Will it fare better than the attempt of 2010-2015? www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-i...
www.beehive.govt.nz
March 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
NZ and India wil start negotiating next month… Will India give more dairy market access and will National’s coalition partners be open to more immigration? Will it fare better than the attempt of 2010-2015? www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-i...
Definition of an airport: construction site where planes land and take off.
March 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Definition of an airport: construction site where planes land and take off.
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“Tariffs can be used to achieve some national targets, but they are rarely the best instrument to achieve them,” write @chadbown.bsky.social and @douglasirwin.bsky.social. What explains the Trump administration’s fixation on tariffs?
The Incoherent Case for Tariffs
Trump’s fixation on economic coercion will subvert his economic goals.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“Tariffs can be used to achieve some national targets, but they are rarely the best instrument to achieve them,” write @chadbown.bsky.social and @douglasirwin.bsky.social. What explains the Trump administration’s fixation on tariffs?
The Hinrich Foundation has a helpful roundup of news articles on the tariff whiplash: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wha...
Tariff whiplash | What we are reading | Hinrich Foundation
Trump’s tariff mess is creating uncertainty for businesses, disrupting supply chains, and straining trade relations. Stay informed with our reading list.
www.hinrichfoundation.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Hinrich Foundation has a helpful roundup of news articles on the tariff whiplash: www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wha...