Charlotte Sieber-Gasser
@chsiebergasser.bsky.social
International Economic Law | Legal Aspects of (Swiss) Democracy | Law of Sustainable Development | Researcher & Professor | Geneva Graduate Institute | University of Zurich | Kalaidos (FH) Law School
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Hi to all who are new here - as I‘m still figuring out how to use this platform, so much is certain: you‘ll mostly find research and well-informed opinions on legal aspects of trade, sustainable development, and democracy here. And pictures of mountains. And dogs. 🐶
#US-Switzerland #TradeDeal: These are NOT free and voluntary negotiations between equal partners. It is therefore highly questionable whether and how Switzerland is able to maintain democratic #legitimacy of the potential ratification of such an agreement given the circumstances.
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#US-Switzerland #TradeDeal: These are NOT free and voluntary negotiations between equal partners. It is therefore highly questionable whether and how Switzerland is able to maintain democratic #legitimacy of the potential ratification of such an agreement given the circumstances.
Again, the interpretation of what is agreed differs between US and its trade partner – Switzerland communicated a different outcome than what's listed here. Is this a US strategy – to add items to the negotiating mandate after the fact? Or a strategy of US partners - to frame public opinion?
Fact Sheet: The United States, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein Reach a Historic Trade Deal
LOWERING AMERICA’S TRADE DEFICIT AND WELCOMING HUGE INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced a Framework for a historic
www.whitehouse.gov
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Again, the interpretation of what is agreed differs between US and its trade partner – Switzerland communicated a different outcome than what's listed here. Is this a US strategy – to add items to the negotiating mandate after the fact? Or a strategy of US partners - to frame public opinion?
Switzerland has a deal with the US. A reduction to 15% tariffs (EU level - reduced from 39%) in return for 200 billions FDI… pharmaceuticals excluded from tariffs for the time being and with a maximum of 15% following section 232 investigations.
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Switzerland has a deal with the US. A reduction to 15% tariffs (EU level - reduced from 39%) in return for 200 billions FDI… pharmaceuticals excluded from tariffs for the time being and with a maximum of 15% following section 232 investigations.
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Jetzt #Nachtzug nach Malmö retten!
Die Finanzkommission des Ständerates der #Schweiz hat die CHF 10 Mio. für die Förderung gestrichen!😭😭😭😭
Unterschreibe jetzt den offenen Brief an die Bundesversammlung!
#NightTrain #Nattåg #Nattog #ZugStattFlug #Bahnzeit #CrossBorderRail #EuropeByRail #NettoNull
Die Finanzkommission des Ständerates der #Schweiz hat die CHF 10 Mio. für die Förderung gestrichen!😭😭😭😭
Unterschreibe jetzt den offenen Brief an die Bundesversammlung!
#NightTrain #Nattåg #Nattog #ZugStattFlug #Bahnzeit #CrossBorderRail #EuropeByRail #NettoNull
Jetzt Nachtzug nach Malmö retten!
1. Klimaschutz durch echte Alternativen statt leere Versprechen
Ein Nachtzug ersetzt Kurzstreckenflüge – und reduziert so den CO₂-Ausstoss. Gemäss Informationen der SBB verursacht eine Fahrt mit dem N...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Jetzt #Nachtzug nach Malmö retten!
Die Finanzkommission des Ständerates der #Schweiz hat die CHF 10 Mio. für die Förderung gestrichen!😭😭😭😭
Unterschreibe jetzt den offenen Brief an die Bundesversammlung!
#NightTrain #Nattåg #Nattog #ZugStattFlug #Bahnzeit #CrossBorderRail #EuropeByRail #NettoNull
Die Finanzkommission des Ständerates der #Schweiz hat die CHF 10 Mio. für die Förderung gestrichen!😭😭😭😭
Unterschreibe jetzt den offenen Brief an die Bundesversammlung!
#NightTrain #Nattåg #Nattog #ZugStattFlug #Bahnzeit #CrossBorderRail #EuropeByRail #NettoNull
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs, live:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Live Oral Argument Audio
Live Oral Argument Audio
www.supremecourt.gov
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs, live:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
Herzliche Einladung zur Buchvernissage! 📚 Am 23. Oktober um 18.30 Uhr in Bern – mit einer Ansprache von @nadinemasshardt.bsky.social, Einblicken in die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt sowie einem Apéro! 🥂 Anmeldung: [email protected]
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October 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Herzliche Einladung zur Buchvernissage! 📚 Am 23. Oktober um 18.30 Uhr in Bern – mit einer Ansprache von @nadinemasshardt.bsky.social, Einblicken in die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse aus dem Projekt sowie einem Apéro! 🥂 Anmeldung: [email protected]
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Does this really mean tariffs do not apply if there any kind of construction of any kind of pharmaceutical plant – even it totally unrelated to branded, patented drugs?
U.S. to impose 100% tariff on branded, patented drugs unless firms build plants locally, Trump says
The measure will not apply to companies building drug manufacturing plants in the U.S., Trump added.
www.cnbc.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Does this really mean tariffs do not apply if there any kind of construction of any kind of pharmaceutical plant – even it totally unrelated to branded, patented drugs?
Back on air and speaking freely.
Jimmy Kimmel is getting back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show’s Controversial Suspension
Jimmy Kimmel is getting back on the air.
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Back on air and speaking freely.
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"Falling Far and Fast"
Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.
For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.
verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.
For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.
verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Falling Far and Fast"
Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.
For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.
verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
Yale Law’s ROBERT POST — one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of speech — has been teaching First Amendment law for more than 40 years.
For the first time, he fears that freedom of speech in America is truly endangered.
verfassungsblog.de/turn-against...
The interesting question is also what qualifies as „controversial view“ - since even stating mere facts might be considered a „controversial view“. Press also needs to get this straight.
I feel really bad for my fellow professors. They are working in an autocracy, and this is what happens.
There is no wide open job market to escape to. They are stuck in this madness.
There is no wide open job market to escape to. They are stuck in this madness.
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
September 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The interesting question is also what qualifies as „controversial view“ - since even stating mere facts might be considered a „controversial view“. Press also needs to get this straight.
If statements of fact can get a satirical late night show cancelled, maybe it’s time to share more facts.
#jimmykimmel #democracy
#jimmykimmel #democracy
10 Political Violence Experts on What Comes Next for America
Can America escape the spiral of political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing?
www.politico.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
If statements of fact can get a satirical late night show cancelled, maybe it’s time to share more facts.
#jimmykimmel #democracy
#jimmykimmel #democracy
Security policy is not my specialty. To understand better, I went to an event about the role of Europe in Swiss security policy: In essence, the panel held that we are not witnessing the transition to a multipolar world, but the global battle between democracy and autocracy. What if that’s true?! 🤯
September 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Security policy is not my specialty. To understand better, I went to an event about the role of Europe in Swiss security policy: In essence, the panel held that we are not witnessing the transition to a multipolar world, but the global battle between democracy and autocracy. What if that’s true?! 🤯
I thought military parades were so 19th century… 🤷♀️
September 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I thought military parades were so 19th century… 🤷♀️
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Breaking News: A federal appeals court ruled that many of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs are illegal. But the judges delayed the implementation of their order until October to grant the administration time to seek review by the Supreme Court.
Appeals Court Rules Against Many Trump Tariffs
The decision is a big blow to President Trump’s trade policies, but the judges left the duties in place for now to allow time for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court.
nyti.ms
August 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Breaking News: A federal appeals court ruled that many of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs are illegal. But the judges delayed the implementation of their order until October to grant the administration time to seek review by the Supreme Court.
For me, the confirmation that climate mitigation must comply with sustainable development is just as central as the fact that states have individual obligations of ambitious climate mitigation measures under customary international law.
#goodread #generationalequity #ICJ #climatechange
#goodread #generationalequity #ICJ #climatechange
The International Court of Justice delivered a "historic" Advisory Opinion on climate change obligations. In this interview, experts like @mwewerinke.bsky.social, and @yusrasuedi.bsky.social explain what this means for climate policies and litigation 🌍 https://bit.ly/45yXM1t
Four legal experts on the International Court of Justice's Climate Opinion - SEVEN
An interview with four legal experts, Nataša Nedeski, Kate Mackintosh, Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh, and Yusra Suedi, on the meaning and impact of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
For me, the confirmation that climate mitigation must comply with sustainable development is just as central as the fact that states have individual obligations of ambitious climate mitigation measures under customary international law.
#goodread #generationalequity #ICJ #climatechange
#goodread #generationalequity #ICJ #climatechange
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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Trump's very bad trade deal with Europe www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
Trump's very bad trade deal with Europe
President Donald Trump hailed the trade deal with the European Union announced in Scotland last Sunday as "the biggest deal of them all." But a closer look shows that it is actually not really a deal....
www.piie.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump's very bad trade deal with Europe www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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The EU-US trade deal is here - it's probably not the end of uncertainty as the details are ironed out, but it's a momentous deal. In sum, it's a political defeat for the EU, but in economic terms I see it as, under the circumstances, a win of sorts. 🧵
July 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The EU-US trade deal is here - it's probably not the end of uncertainty as the details are ironed out, but it's a momentous deal. In sum, it's a political defeat for the EU, but in economic terms I see it as, under the circumstances, a win of sorts. 🧵
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The International Court of Justice climate judgement was – in many ways – better than expected. Here are 11 takeaways about what ICJ judgement and what it means for the protection of the climate:
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The International Court of Justice climate judgement was – in many ways – better than expected. Here are 11 takeaways about what ICJ judgement and what it means for the protection of the climate:
Was ist #Greenwashing und kann es effektiv reguliert bzw. verboten werden? Mit diesem hochkomplexen Thema befasst sich unser Sammelband: staempflirecht.ch/greenwashing...
Mein Kapitel zur CH-Greenwashing Regulierung im europäischen Kontext gibt's gratis hier: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Mein Kapitel zur CH-Greenwashing Regulierung im europäischen Kontext gibt's gratis hier: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
July 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Was ist #Greenwashing und kann es effektiv reguliert bzw. verboten werden? Mit diesem hochkomplexen Thema befasst sich unser Sammelband: staempflirecht.ch/greenwashing...
Mein Kapitel zur CH-Greenwashing Regulierung im europäischen Kontext gibt's gratis hier: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Mein Kapitel zur CH-Greenwashing Regulierung im europäischen Kontext gibt's gratis hier: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Practical and very useful from @chrischirp.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!
With the help of amazing volunteers, I've converted my Trump action tracker spreadsheet into an easy to use website - now up to 740 actions and counting
open.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Practical and very useful from @chrischirp.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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The Beautiful bill: ugly for the poor - In today’s Opinion page of the @bostonglobe.com via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/03/o...
July 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Beautiful bill: ugly for the poor - In today’s Opinion page of the @bostonglobe.com via @globeopinion.bsky.social 👉 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/03/o...
Es ist geschafft: das vollständige Manuskript mit über 30 Kapiteln, geschrieben von 32 Autorinnen und Autoren zur rechtlichen Verankerung von nachhaltiger Entwicklung in der Schweiz liegt beim Verlag!
Eine Fülle von neuen Erkenntnissen ist da zusammengekommen – echt schön!
Eine Fülle von neuen Erkenntnissen ist da zusammengekommen – echt schön!
Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Schweizer Recht
Dieses Grundlagenwerk beleuchtet erstmals umfassend, wie nachhaltige Entwicklung im Schweizer Recht verankert ist. Über 30 Expertinnen und Experten analysieren die
staempflirecht.ch
June 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Es ist geschafft: das vollständige Manuskript mit über 30 Kapiteln, geschrieben von 32 Autorinnen und Autoren zur rechtlichen Verankerung von nachhaltiger Entwicklung in der Schweiz liegt beim Verlag!
Eine Fülle von neuen Erkenntnissen ist da zusammengekommen – echt schön!
Eine Fülle von neuen Erkenntnissen ist da zusammengekommen – echt schön!
Does anyone know what’s going in in Ramallah right now?! We have friends there and they are sending pictures of rockets, third wave on-going.
June 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Does anyone know what’s going in in Ramallah right now?! We have friends there and they are sending pictures of rockets, third wave on-going.
The news from across the pond are heart-wrenching and I can't agree with blaming the multilateral system for the US trade deficit: deficit is limited to goods (surplus in services), result of domestic policy and US remain the largest market in the world (hence multilateralism not that unfair).
June 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The news from across the pond are heart-wrenching and I can't agree with blaming the multilateral system for the US trade deficit: deficit is limited to goods (surplus in services), result of domestic policy and US remain the largest market in the world (hence multilateralism not that unfair).