That the European Union's common commercial relations with ex-colonies and more
broadly the 'tiers monde'now rest variously on benevolence, depoliticised practices, equal …

This paper puts forward a research agenda for the study of the Voluntary Partnership
Agreements (VPAs). These agreements form the backbone of the European Union's (EU) …

This article addresses the impacts of the carding system (green, yellow, red) of the European
Union (EU) Regulation on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the fisheries …

Recent years have seen intensified interest in the labour and environment provisions in the
EU's FTAs. The question has arisen whether the incorporation of'trade and sustainable …

Protection of fundamental rights in the European Union (EU) has developed through the role
of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), especially since the 1970s. 1 The CJEU has relied …

In line with the Lisbon Treaty, the safeguarding and promotion of EU fundamental values
has acquired the legal status of a guiding principle and a general objective of the whole …

Abstract Negotiations between the European Union (EU) and India regarding a free trade
agreement (FTA) have been hindered by numerous difficulties and disagreements since …

Recently, the international legality of the EU's economic activity in unlawfully acquired
territories has gained much salience. Claims are increasingly heard that the duty of non …

Bilateral free trade agreements and nonreciprocal preferential schemes constitute the most
direct market-based instruments at the European Union's disposal to lever concessions from …

Free trade agreements (FTAs) have been accused to be socially harmful and to force
countries to undercut their levels labour protection. To address this complaint, the European …