LLM. Tào Thị Huệ

Lecturer, Hanoi Law University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

LLM. Ngô Trọng Quân

Lecturer, Hanoi Law University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract:

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement both include commitments on environmental protection in international trade. Contracting parties to such agreements, therefore, must comply with the trade liberalization obligations and environmental protection obligations under the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) concurrently. However, how to apply a trade restrictive measure aimed at protecting the environment without violating trade commitments in the CPTPP and EVFTA? Study on a number of trade and environment disputes invoking Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) can offer some suggestions.

Keywords: commitments, balancing, environment, sustainable development, trade