EU-Japan Agreements: Content, Context and Implications
Journal: Review of European and Comparative Law
Year: 2020

The article analyses the agreements concluded by the EU with Japan: Economic Partnership Agreement, Strategic Partnership Agreementand the negotiated agreement: Investment Protection Agreement. EPA liberalizes trade in goods and services. By setting the legal framework for a strategic partnership, SPA facilitates cooperation against common challenges. IPA will regulate standards for investment protection and disputes resolution.&#x0D; The analysis consists: – the content of the Agreements; – soc