This report first identifies and selects three case studies for this report and the underlying research track. They are the EU-Colombia & Peru, EU-Singapore and EU-Georgia RTAs. The report then introduces a (rebuttable) presumption in favour of WTO consistent interpretation of the provisions of...

In this report, the inherent tension between regulatory autonomy and trade liberalisation is addressed with a focus on trade in services. Therefore, this report examines in detail what is meant by the term ‘(constraints on) regulatory autonomy' in trade law literature and develops five...

In this report, the inherent tension between regulatory autonomy and trade liberalisation is addressed with a focus on trade in services. Therefore, this report examines in detail what is meant by the term ‘(constraints on) regulatory autonomy’ in trade law literature and develops five...

The Timber Regulation is the EU’s latest addition to its regulatory framework on forestry governance. This paper begins with an overview of the substantive provisions of the Regulation and then briefly addresses two comparable initiatives: the American Lacey Act and the Australian Illegal...