The most recent enlargement of the European Union, which incorporated post-communist countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), placed relatively little emphasis on the equal opportunities of men and women. However, acceding countries were required to implement Chapter 13 (‘Employment...

My starting point for this paper is an uneasiness with the current internationalist literature on the 'linkage' of trade and human rights, and with the effects of my attempts to teach, write and speak about this literature. In the first part of the paper, I outline my reasons for this...