According to Articles 2.2, 5.1 and 5.2 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (“SPS Agreement”), Members need to base sanitary and phytosanitary measures (“SPS measures”) on scientific principles and risk assessment. These provisions have sparked...

Supply of energy in a more sustainable and yet secure, affordable, and clean way is one of the major global challenges. The decline of fossil fuels, climate change, the energy "hunger" of an increasing population and a likewise improving economy in less advantaged regions in the world makes this...

EU law establishes an internal market. To achieve that goal, it acts to a large extent as a regulator, setting standards. These standards are often legally binding inside of the jurisdiction of the European Union, but increasingly travel beyond the borders of the European Union on the back of...