File(s) not publicly available
The EU's social dimension and its external trade relations
The chapter explores the role the EU has committed itself to in relation to the promotion of social rights and international labour standards in its Common Commercial Policy (CCP). In particular, it examines the EU?s practice of promoting social standards through the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP ? in its three main variants, i.e. the general GSP scheme, the ?GSP +? incentive scheme, and the ?Everything but Arms? (EBA) scheme) and in its bilateral and regional trade agreements. In this context, the chapter seeks to assess the extent to which recent developments at European level indicate an increased willingness and true commitment of the EU to pursue social objectives more vigorously, in the broader framework of the EU?s ?deep trade agenda? namely the push for further trade liberalisation focusing on the removal of domestic non-tariff regulatory measures. The analysis includes a critical review of how labour provisions have been incorporated into trade agreements and the various goals pursued in combination with the mechanisms employed to achieve them.
History
Publication status
- Published
Publisher
ElgarPages
352.0Book title
Global governance of labour rights: assessing the effectiveness of transnational public and private policy initiativesPlace of publication
CheltenhamISBN
9781784711450Series
Leuven Global Governance SeriesDepartment affiliated with
- Law Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- Sussex European Institute Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Editors
Jan Wouters, Axel Marx, Laura Beke, Glenn RaypLegacy Posted Date
2016-09-22Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC