Ahn, Dukgeun / 安德根

PROFILE

Dukgeun AHN is Professor of International Trade Law and Policy/Director of Center for International Commerce and Strategy in Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Seoul National University (SNU). He is currently serving as Dean of International Affairs for SNU.

Professor Ahn has taught at various universities including Columbia University, Singapore National University, University of Hong Kong, University of Barcelona in Spain, World Trade Institute in Switzerland and the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in Korea as well as regularly at the Regional Trade Policy Course arranged by the World Trade Organization (WTO) for government officials. In addition, he has advised several developing country governments, international organizations as well as various Korean ministries on trade law and policy issues such as WTO disputes, trade negotiation and trade policy making. He is contributing to many academic journals, as editorial board member for Journal of International Economic Law (Oxford Univ. Press), Journal of World Trade (Kluwer Law International), and as Editor-in-chief for Korean Journal of International Economic Law (Korean Society of International Economic Law).

Professor Ahn served, among others, as Commissioner of the Korea Trade Commission, Chair for CPTPP Forum, Chair for TBT Policy Forum, and a Member of National Economic Advisory Council, the constitutional body chaired by the President of Korea. He is also listed as a panelist candidate for the WTO dispute settlement as well as the Korea-US FTA, Korea-EU FTA and Taiwan-Guatemala FTA. Since 2021, he is designated as the ICSID Panel of Conciliators under the auspices of the World Bank. His academic publication covers a wide range of WTO and Free Trade Agreement topics, which renders him Simdang Academic Excellence Award in 2012. He also received the Medal of Industrial Honors (2019) and the awards by the Deputy Prime Minister (Minister of Strategy and Finance, 2017), Minister of the Interior (2015), Prime Minister (2005), and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy (2004). In 2017, his academic and educational contribution was recognized by the Seoul National University Education Award.

Professor Ahn holds both Ph. D. in Economics and J.D. (Member of New York Bar) from the University of Michigan, after having B.A. from Seoul National University.

EXPERIENCE

[Selected Academic Appointment]

Dean of International Affairs, SNU
Associate Dean for International Affairs, GSIS
Director, Institute of International Affairs, GSIS
Associate Dean, SNU Incorporation Preparatory Body
Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University Law School
Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University: Technology Management Economics and Policy Program
Visiting Scholar, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law Center, United States, 2010-2011
International Teaching Faculty, International Economic Law and Policy (IELPO) Program, University of Barcelona, Spain, 2010-2012
International Teaching Faculty, Master of International Law and Economics (MILE) Program, World Trade Institute, Switzerland, 2000-2005
Lecturer, WTO Regional Trade Policy Course, World Trade Organization, 2004-2012 § Director, WTO & Trade Strategy Center, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, 2002-2005
Associate Professor of International Trade Law and Policy, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, 1999-2005
Senior Vice President, Korean Society of International Economic Law, 2021
President, International Society of Fair Trade, 2019-2020
President, Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies, 2020
Editorial Board, Journal of International Economic Law (Oxford Univ. Press), 2004 ~
Editorial Board, Journal of World Trade (Kluwer Law International), 2018~
Editorial Board, Journal of Korea Trade (Emerald Publishing), 2014~2018
Editor-in-Chief, Korean Journal of International Economic Law (Korean Society of International Economic Law), 2018 ~2020
Editorial Board, International Trade Law (Korean Ministry of Justice), 2002 ~

[Selected Public Appointment]

Chair, CPTPP Strategic Forum, 2019
Commissioner, Korea Trade Commission, 2013-2019
Special Trade Policy Advisor to Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), 2018-2019
Chair, TBT Policy Advisory Council, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards, 2017-
Trade Policy Advisor, Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2011~
Chair, TPP Strategic Forum, 2015-2017
Member, Committee for Industrial Technology Protection, MOTIE, 2018-
Member, Committee for International Development Cooperation, Prime Minister’s Office, 2014-2016
Member, National Economic Advisory Council, 2013-2015
Member, University Restructuring Committee, Ministry of Education, 2013~2015
Advisory Member, 18th Presidential Transition Committee, 2013
Panelist, Korea-EU FTA § Panelist, Korea-US FTA
Panelist, Taiwan-Guatemala FTA § Panelist, WTO Dispute Settlement Body
ICSID Panel of Conciliators, World Bank, 2021-2027

EDUCATION

May 1999

The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI

J.D. (Member of New York Bar)

May 1996

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Ph.D. in Economics (majoring International Trade Policy and Theory)

Feb. 1990

Seoul National University, Seoul, KOREA

B.A. International Economics

SELECTED ACADEMIC PUBLICATION

[In English]

1. “Environmental Disputes in the GATT/WTO: Before and After Shrimp-Turtle Case” (Michigan Journal of International Law, Vol.20, No.4, 1999)
2. “Linkages between International Trade and Financial Institutions: WTO, IMF, and World Bank” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 34, 2000)
3. “Comparative Analysis of WTO SPS and TBT Agreements” (International Trade Law & Regulation, Vol.8, Issue 3, 2002)
4. “Legal Issues of Privatization in Government Procurement Agreements: Experience of Korea from Bilateral and WTO Agreements” (co-authored with Han-young Lie, International Trade Law & Regulation, Vol.9, Issue 2, 2003).
5. “Korea in the GATT/WTO Dispute Settlement System: Legal Battle for Economic Development” (Journal of International Economic Law, Vol.6, No.3, 2003)
6. “WTO Disciplines under the IMF Program: Conflict or Congruence: From the Korean Experience” (in WTO and East Asia: New Perspectives, eds. by Mitsuo Matsushita and Dukgeun Ahn, 2004, Cameron May)
7. “Modality of Korea-Japan FTA: From the perspective of Korea” (Korea-Japan FTA: Toward a Model Case for East Asian Economic Integration, edited by C. Ahn, I. Cheong, Fukagawa and Ito; KIEP, 2005)
8. “WTO Dispute Settlement for East Asian Countries” (International Trade in East Asia, edited by Takatoshi Ito and Andrew K. Rose, University of Chicago, 2005)
9. “WTO Legal Issues for North-South Korean Trade” (in Multilateral and Regional Frameworks for Globalization: WTO and Free Trade Agreements, eds. by Lim and Torrens, Korea Development Institute, 2005)
10. “Restructuring the WTO Safeguard Mechanism” (in The WTO Trade Remedy System: East Asian Perspectives, eds. by Mitsuo Matsushita, Dukgeun Ahn & Tain-Jy Chen, Cameron May, 2006).
11. “Trade Remedy Systems for East Asian Free Trade Agreements” (in The WTO in the Twenty-first Century: Dispute Settlement, Negotiations and Regionalism in Asia, co-ed. by Y. Taniguchi, A. Yanovich and J. Bohanes, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007).
12. “Foe or Friend of GATT Article XXIV: Diversity in Trade Remedy Rules” (Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 11, No.1, 2008).
13. “Alternative Approach to Causation Analysis in Trade Remedy Investigations: ‘Cost of Production’ Test” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 44, No. 5, 2010, co-authored with William J. Moon).
14. “Analysis of Anti-dumping Use in Free Trade Agreements” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 45, No.2, 2011, co-authored with Wonkyu Shin).
15. “Countervailing Duty against China: Opening a Pandora’s Box in the WTO System?” (Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 14, No.2, 2011, co-authored with Jieun Lee).
16. International Decision: “United States – Definitive Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Products from China” (American Journal of International Law, Vol. 105, No.4, 2011).
17. “Third Country Dumping: Origin, Evolution and Prospect” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 46, No.3, 2012).
18. “Understanding Non-litigated Disputes in the WTO Dispute settlement System” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 47, No.5, 2013, co-authored with Jee-Hyeong Park and Jihong Lee).
19. “Dispute Settlement Systems in Asian FTAs: Issues and Problems” (Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy, Vol.8, No.2, 2013).
20. Book Review: International Law in Financial Regulation and Monetary Affairs (American Journal of International Law, 2014).
21. “United States – Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Shrimp and Diamond Sawblades from China: Never Ending Zeroing in the WTO?” (World Trade Review, Vol.13, No.2, 2014, co-authored with Patrick Messerlin).
22. “US-Carbon Steel (India): Multi-Product Firms and the Cumulation of Products” (World Trade Review, 4 2015, Vol.15, No.2, co-authored with Alan Spearot).
23. “Security Exceptions in the WTO System: Bridge or Bottle-neck for Trade and Security?” (Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 14, No.2, 2016, co-authored with Ji Yeong Yoo).
24. “Legal Development of WTO Trade Remedy Practices in East Asia” (in International Economic Law and Governance: Essays in Honour of Mitsuo Matsushita, eds. Julien Chaisee, et al. Oxford Univ. Press, 2016).
25. “China – HP-SSST: Last Part of Growing Pains?” (World Trade Review, Vol.16, No.2, 2016, co-authored with Maurizio Zanardi).
26. “TPP Trade Remedy System: Development or Divergence from the WTO?” (in Paradigm Shift in the Rule Making of International Economic Law, eds. Julien Chaisee, et al. Springer, 2017).
27. “Firm’s Responsive Behaviors in WTO Trade Disputes: Countervailing Cases on Korean DRAMs” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 51, No.4, 2017, co-authored with Wonkyu Shin).
28. “An Empirical Analysis on the WTO Safeguard Actions” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 52, No.3, 2018, co-authored with Koohyun Kwon, Jihong Lee, Jee-Hyeong Park).
29. “To Be or Not to Be with Targeted Dumping” (Journal of International Economic Law, Vol.21, No.3, 2018, co-authored with Kyounghwa Kim).
30. “Trade Gains from Legal Rulings in the WTO Dispute Settlement System” (World Trade Review, Vol.18, No.1, 2019, co-authored with Wonkyu Shin).
31. “Indonesia – Import Licensing Regimes: Rules for Agricultural Trade?” (World Trade Review, Vol.18, No.2, 2019, co-authored with Arevik Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan).
32. “Empirical Evidence on Surrogate Country Method for Non-market Economy: US Anti-Dumping Policy toward China” (World Economy, Vol.42, No.6, 2019, co-authored with Hyerim Kim).
33. “US–OCTG (Korea): Legal Boundary of ‘Political’ Remedy” (World Trade Review, Vol.19, No.2, 2020, co-authored with Philip Levy)
34. “Judicial Conflicts between Panels and the Appellate Body in the WTO Safeguard Jurisprudence” (Journal of World Trade, Vol. 54, No.6, 2020, co-authored with Hyerim Kim)
35. “Why Reform is Needed: WTO Jurisprudence on ‘Public Body’” (Global Policy, Vol.12, 2021)
36. “China ‒ Domestic Support for Agricultural Producers: Does One Policy, Multiple Parameters Imply Modest Discipline?” (World Trade Review, Vol.20, No.2, 2021, co-authored with David Orden)
37. WTO and East Asia: New Perspectives, co-ed. with Mitsuo Matsushita, (Cameron May, 2004).
38. The WTO Trade Remedy System: East Asian Perspectives, eds. with Mitsuo Matsushita & Tain-Jy Chen (Cameron May, 2006)
39. The Legal and Economic Analysis of the WTO/FTA System (World Scientific Publisher, 2016).
40. WTO-Trade Remedy: Safeguard Agreement, selected articles (ed. by Wolfrum et al. Max Planck Commentaries on World Trade Law, 2021).

[In Korean]

1. “Role of “Preparatory Work” in WTO Dispute Settlement” (International Trade Law, Vol. 30, 1999)
2. “Appellate Body Procedure of the WTO Dispute Settlement System” (International Trade Law, Vol. 31, 2000)
3. “Implementation Issues of the WTO Dispute Settlement System” (International Trade Law, Vol. 34, 2000)
4. “A Critical Analysis of Interpretation and Application of WTO Agreement on Safeguards” (International Trade Law, Vol.41, 2001).
5. “WTO Dispute Settlement System: Review and Future Agenda” (Trade Remedy Review, Vol.1, No.1, 2001)
6. “International Trade Commission: Comparison of Korea and US” (Trade Remedy Review, Vol.1, No.3, 2001)
7. “Economic Analysis of Most-Favored-Nation Principles” (in Private Law and Law Enforcement, Se-Il Park & Iljoong Kim eds., 2001)
8. “Review on Legal Measures to Address Foreign Trade Barriers” (Co-authored with Byung Ho Lee, Trade Remedy Review, Vol. 2, No.1, 2002)
9. “Study on Structural Adjustment Measures as a Safeguard Measure” (Trade Remedy Review, Vol. 3, No.1, 2003)
10. “FTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism under the WTO System” (International Trade Law, Vol.49, 2003).
11. “Analysis of Administrative Court Decision on Safeguard Action” (Trade Remedy Review, Vol.4, No. 3, 2004)
12. “Building Rules of Law for the World Trading System” (in Global Standards and Rule of Law, Seung Wha Chang ed., 2004).
13. “Analysis of Legal Issues on Standardization Policies in the WTO System” (in Studies of International Commerce, 2007).
14. “FTA Strategy and Policy Recommendation under the WTO System” (in Korean Economy in Global Era, Moonjoong Cha ed., 2007).
15. “Analysis of EU Trade Policy Strategy towards North America” (KIEP Report, 2007).
16. “Analysis of Trade Remedy Systems in the Korea-US FTA” (in Assessment of Korea-US FTA and Business Implications, Wonkeun Song ed., 2007).
17. “Analysis on WTO Consistency of Government Funded R & D Programs in Korea” (KOTEF Issue Paper, 08-14).
18. “Analysis on Implementation of the WTO Subsidies Agreement” (Trade Remedy Review, No.31, 2008).
19. “Analysis of Causation Determination in Trade Remedy Investigation” (International Trade Law, Vol.86, 2009).
20. “Economic Efficiency of Most-Favored-Nation Treatment in the WTO System” (in Economic Efficiency and the Rule of Law, eds. Hur & Koh, 2009).
21. “Analysis on Cross-Retaliation under the WTO Dispute Settlement System: Legal Issues and Case Studies” (International Trade Law, Vol.92, 2010, co-authored with Hyo-Young Lee).
22. “Analysis on Structural Problems of WTO Governance” (International Trade Law, Vol.97, 2011).
23. “Analysis on Trade Remedy Disputes in Agricultural Industries: US-Canada Softwood Lumber Dispute” (International Trade Law, Vol.104, 2012, co-authored with Won-Kyu Shin).
24. “Analysis on WTO Consistency of Legal Countermeasures on China’s Exchange Rate Policy” (International Trade Law, Vol.106, 2012, co-authored with Minjung Kim).
25. “A Study on Internal Trade between South/North Korea in the WTO System and Gaesung Industrial Complex” (Review of International and Area Studies, Vol.23:4, 2014: co-authored with Jung-Joon Park).
26. “Analysis on Legal Issues and Characteristics of Chinese Subsidies subjected to Countervailing Measures” (International Trade Law, Vol.124, 2015: co-authored with Minjung Kim and Ji Yeong Yoo).
27. “Digital Trade in Analogue Regime – Digital Trade Liberalization and Role of Trade Agreements” (International Trade Law, Vol.131, 2016, co-authored with Dongchul Kwak).
28. “Korea-China FTA: Opportunities and Challenges for New Korea-China Relations” (in China’s Economic Structural Changes and Issues for Korea, Korea Development Institute, 2016).
29. “Regulatory Challenges for Utilizing ‘Facts Available’” (International Trade Review, Vol.23:4, 2018)
30. “Covid-19 and Medical Trade: Reality and Issues” (International Trade Law, Vol.106, 2020).
31. Crisis of International Economic System and Crisis Management (co-authored with Jee-hyeong Park, Jihong Lee, Jininjin, 2014)
32. Innovation in Asia and World Economic Order (co-authored with Sukbae Lee, Jihong Lee, Jee-hyeong Park, Seoul National Univ. Press, 2016)
33. Technical Barriers to Trade in the WTO System (co-authored with Minjung Kim, Bakyoung-sa, 2018)
34. WTO TBT System and Domestic Countermeasures (co-authored with Minjung Kim, Seoul National Univ. Press, 2019)
35. Assessment and Future Challenges for the WTO System (KIEP, 2019)
36. Treatise on WTO SPS/TBT Agreements (Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2000)
37. Treatise on WTO General Agreement on Trade in Service (co-authored, Korean Ministry of Justice, 6 2000).
38. Treatise on GATT/WTO Subsidy Agreements (Korean Ministry of Justice, 2003).
39. Treatise on WTO Safeguard Agreement (Korean Ministry of Justice, 2006).