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The EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food Dr Giovanni Gruni

The EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food By Dr Giovanni Gruni

The EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food by Dr Giovanni Gruni

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The EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food: Rethinking Free Trade Agreements with Developing Countries by Dr Giovanni Gruni

In recent years the European Union has developed a comprehensive strategy to conclude free trade agreements which includes not only prominent trade partners such as Canada, the United States and Japan but also numerous developing countries. This book looks at the existing WTO law and at the new EU free trade agreements with the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa through the lens of the human right to adequate food. It shows how the clauses on the import and export of food included in recent free trade agreements limit the capacity of these countries to implement food security policies and to respect their human rights obligations. This outcome appears to be at odds with international human rights law and dismissive of existing human rights references in EU-founding treaties as well as in treaties between the EU and developing states. Yet, the book argues against the conception in human rights literature that there is an inflexible agenda encoded in world trade law which is fundamentally conflictual with non-economic interests. The book puts forward the idea that the European Union is perfectly placed to develop a narrative of globalisation considering other areas of public international law when negotiating trade agreements and argues that the EU does have the competences and influence to uphold a role of international leadership in designing a sustainable global trading system. Will the EU be ambitious enough? A timely contribution to the growing academic literature on the relation between world trade law and international human rights law, this book imagines a central role for the EU in reconciling these two areas of international law.

The EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food Reviews

This is a very well-crafted book. The structure is good, the analysis clear, and the arguments flow well, both in the chapters, as well as between them. The result is a very readable book... In essence, this is an excellent book that is an important addition to the literature. It is a must read on the subject for both academics and students alike. -- Fiona Smith, Professor of International Economic Law & Chair in Agri-Food Regulation, University of Leeds * Journal of International Economic Law *
As the EU continues its pursuit of trade liberalisation with countries at risk of inadequate food supply, Grunis work is a well-written and valuable reminder of the limited attention paid by negotiators to the social impact of PTAs. -- Chris Downes, Kent University, Brussels, Belgium * The Journal of World Investment & Trade *
Gruni has been able to achieve what few that write on this topic have done: provide a thoughtful and considered view that positions EU policy on trade and the right to food centre stage, at the nexus of a range of legal regimes ... Grunis book is essential reading. -- Gregory Messenger * Common Market Law Review *

About Dr Giovanni Gruni

Giovanni Gruni is a research fellow at ESADE Law School.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction I. Why a Book on Human Rights and International Trade Agreements? II. Area of Research III. Objective of the Book IV. Book Outline 2. The Right to Food in International Law I. Introduction II. The Content of the Right to Food III. State Duties IV. The Right to Food and the Negotiation of Trade Agreements V. Defragmenting International Law: Paths of Legal Dialogue between Human Rights and Trade Law and the Role of the EU VI. Conclusions 3. Realising the Right to Food in the Global Food Market I. Introduction II. Market Failures III. Limits of Development Aid and Domestic Policies IV. Vulnerable Categories V. The Role of the European Union VI. Conclusions 4. The EU External Trade Policy and the EU External Food Security Policy I. Introduction II. The Influence of the EU on International Trade Law: Institutional Dimension III. The EU Trade Strategy IV. The Right to Food in the External Relations of the EU V. Food Security in the Negotiations of Free Trade Agreements VI. Conclusions 5. The Right to Food in the WTO I. Introduction II. Import Restrictions III. Safeguards IV. The Special Safeguards (SSG) V. The Enabling Clause, Waivers and Free Trade Agreements VI. Export Restrictions VII. Conclusions 6. The EUCARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement I. Introduction II. The EUCARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement III. Import Restrictions IV. Safeguards V. Export Restrictions VI. Conclusions 7. The Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and Sub-Saharan Africa I. Introduction II. The State of Negotiations between the EU and Africa III. Sub-Saharan Africas Economic and Legal Setting IV. Import Restrictions V. Safeguards VI. Export Restrictions VII. Conclusions 8. Conclusions I. Introduction II. Summary of the Main Findings of the First Four Chapters III. Main Findings of the Case Studies IV. An EU Trade Policy for Global Food Security V. The EU, the Right to Food and Developing Countries

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NLS9781509943746
9781509943746
1509943749
The EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food: Rethinking Free Trade Agreements with Developing Countries by Dr Giovanni Gruni
Dr Giovanni Gruni
Studies in International Trade and Investment Law
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2020-11-26
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