Nowadays, in Brazilian parliament, there are several propositions able to enact a legislative regulation to outsourcing. Bill no 4.330/04 is just one of them - probably, the one far ahead in the lawmaking process. Is this the best option for regulating outsourcing? There is a harsh debate about...

Ten to fifteen new preferential trade agreements are notified to the World Trade Organization transparency mechanism each year. As of May 2011, WTO secretariat calculated that 297 of all agreements were in force. Major economies have always been appointed as the leaders of this movement, but...

This paper regards the regulation of intellectual property, services and investments in some preferential trade agreements. We analyze the systematization of intellectual property, services and investment rules contained in treaties signed by the United States, European Union, India and China in...

The evolution of the international trade law has reduced the scope for States to adopt public policies oriented to economic development. The loss of sovereignty in this field has been wider for developing countries, since the norms that regulate the international economy have expressed, mainly,...

This article is the result of a research on "regulation of global trade", particularly on "regional agreements and bilateral trade" of the Institute for Applied Economic Research. The results presented here i) address the presentation of data and scanning of existing preferential agreements for...

This study analyses the creation and implementation of rules in preferential trade agreements concerning government procurement, competition, environment and labour issues - all qualified as "new topics" to the international negotiations agenda on trade. It aims at identifying the main trends in...

In Brazil, it has been difficult to elaborate governmental planning surpassing the four-year spectrum from the Pluriannual Plans. Despite the fact of long-term planning attracting a wide range of sectors, it still occupies a small space in both political and bureaucratic agendas. Hence, the...

This Discussion Paper identifies the rules on regulatory coherence provided for in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Furthermore, the work...

This Discussion Paper identifies the rules on public procurement provided for in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Furthermore, the work...

This Discussion Paper identifies the rules on e-commerce provided for in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Furthermore, the work compares...