Abstract

AN OVERVIEW OF NON-TRADE PROVISIONS (HUMAN RIGHTS) IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

Sebastien Lafrance

Public Prosecution Service of Canada

Abstract

This paper discusses the interaction between (human rights) non-trade and trade provisions. The role and place of human rights in free trade agreements (FTAs) in the context of the World Trade Organization and public international law, the European Union, Vietnam and Canada are specifically examined.

Keywords: Free trade agreements (FTAs), non-trade provisions, human rights, World Trade Organization, European Union, Vietnam, Canada.

  

 

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