Biographical note : prof dr Peter LH van den Bossche -- Restoring trust in trade: introduction / Jens Hillebrand Pohl, Iveta Alexovičová and Denise Prévost -- Effecting global economic governance through the WTO : one step at a time / Mary E Footer -- Trade policies in support of inclusive...

There have long been concerns about the growing workload of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body. More recently, another more fundamental concern has emerged, which risks exacerbating the Appellate Body's capacity constraints, but goes further to imperil the independence of its...

In today's multipolar world economy, the societal values and interests that underpin the European project are not shared and protected by all of the EU's global economic partners. Economic advantage may entice countries to abandon the pursuit of political, social and economic fairness for...

How can Europe remain true to its values in the face of outside economic forces? In today's multipolar world economy, the EU's founding values are not necessarily shared or enforced by many of its important global trading partners. Other economic systems, such as ‘State capitalism',...

In 2020 and 2021, the German investment screening laws, namely Außenwirtschaftsgesetz (AWG) and Außenwirtschaftsverordnung (AWV) were again subject to considerable reform induced by new legislation at the European level and a reshaped industry policy agenda at the national level. This article...

The study compares the revised and signed text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA) and the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) in respect of important procedural aspects relating to investor-State dispute settlement....

The study compares the revised and signed text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA) and the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) in respect of important procedural aspects relating to investor-State dispute settlement....