Abstract European trade policy is under pressure to comply with sustainability demands. Trade policy can actively contribute to sustainable development, but under certain conditions, amongst them respect for the level of development, the point of departure of the respective countries and the...

This paper analyses relevant determinants for the probability to initiate a dispute on policy measures under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. The empirical analysis differs from existing assessments by focusing on agro-food-related disputes and provides a more...

This article discusses regulatory cooperation in the area of food safety in trade agreements with a special attention to the EU-US negotiations about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. We show how food safety is regulated in trade agreements and what regulatory cooperation...