In recent years, there has been a surge in the conclusion of regional trade agreements (‘RTAs') by the European Union with trading partners across the world. These RTAs have gradually become more elaborate and substantive, thereby liberalising inter alia certain aspects of trade in services....

The Timber Regulation is the EU’s latest addition to its regulatory framework on forestry governance. This paper begins with an overview of the substantive provisions of the Regulation and then briefly addresses two comparable initiatives: the American Lacey Act and the Australian Illegal...