Title: The EU deep trade agenda : law and policy /
Authors: Melo Araujo, Billy Alexis,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Europäische Union; World Trade Organization.; Union européenne.; Handelsrecht; Foreign trade regulation European Union countries.; Free trade European Union countries; Foreign trade regulation; Free trade; UE/CE Relations extérieures.; EU/EC External relations.; UE/CE Accords.; EU/EC Agreements.; Accords de libre-échange.; Free exchange agreements.; Droit commercial international.; International trade law.; Accords commerciaux.; Trade agreements.; Organisation mondiale du commerce.; World Trade Organisation.; Aspects juridiques.; Legal aspects.; European Union countries
Abstract: Providing the first comprehensive examination of the key regulatory disciplines included in the new generation of EU free trade agreements (FTAs), this book investigates the EU's supposed deep trade agenda through a legal analysis of these FTAs. In doing so, Billy A. Melo Araujo determines whether there is any substance behind the EU's foreign policy rhetoric regarding the need to introduce regulatory issues within the remit of international trade law. At a time when the EU is busily negotiating so-called 'mega-FTAs', such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), Melo Araujo offers a timely insight into the important questions raised by such FTAs, in particular concerning the future of the multilateral trade system, the loss of policy autonomy, and the democratic legitimacy of regulating through treaty-making. The book provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory disciplines included in the more recent EU FTAs and explores the possible implications of such disciplines. Offering a significant contribution to a wider debate, this is a must read for those interested in the legal dimension of the EU's deep trade agenda.--
Contents: Introduction -- The EU's deep trade agenda contextualized -- Legal framework of the EU's deep trade agenda : competence, decision making, and objectives -- Services -- Investment -- Intellectual property -- Competition -- Public procurement -- Conclusion.