# Enforcement in the New NAFTA 

June 4, 2019 • Testimony 

By [Simon Lester](https://www.cato.org/people/simon-lester) and [Inu Manak](https://www.cato.org/people/inu-manak) 

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We are submitting this letter in conjunction with your May 22 hearing on “Enforcement in the New NAFTA.” We appreciate your interest in this issue and wish to offer some brief comments, based on our previous research and writing on this topic. We agree with comments made during the hearing that emphasized the critical importance of a functioning state-to-state enforcement mechanism.

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##### [Simon Lester](/people/simon-lester)

Cofounder, World​TradeLaw​.net, and Former Legal Affairs Officer, Appellate Body Secretariat, World Trade Organization

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##### [Inu Manak](/people/inu-manak)

Fellow for Trade Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

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