Human Rights and Democracy Clauses in the EU’s International Agreements (Long version)

This study examines the evolution and current status of the EUs policy of including human rights and democracy clauses in its international agreements. Based on a close reading of their texts, this study describes the range of ways in which the implementation of these clauses might be improved. In this regard, the emphasis is on the potential use of these clauses within the institutional framework established by the international agreements in which they are contained...