Executive Power vs Judiciary: The Tariff Battle Reshaping Global Trade
Executive Power vs Judiciary: The Tariff Battle Reshaping Global Trade The contemporary global economic order is witnessing one of its most dramatic institutional confrontations in decades: a direct clash between executive authority and judicial oversight in the United States over tariff policy. This conflict is not merely a domestic constitutional dispute but a geopolitical and economic flashpoint with consequences rippling across international markets, trade alliances, and diplomatic relations. The controversy erupted after U.S. President Donald Trump attempted to impose sweeping tariffs using emergency executive powers, only to face a landmark rebuke from the Supreme Court of the United States , which ruled that he lacked unilateral authority to enact such broad import taxes. The decision triggered a rapid escalation: the administration replaced the invalidated tariffs with a new temporary global tariff framework, initially set at 10% and later raised to 15%, intensifying de...