Private standards have increasingly become a contentious issue in the multilateral trading system. The ever increasing number of sector-specific standards developed by businesses, in particular in the food market, may have significant implications for developing countries in terms of market...

Market Power Europe and new EU trade policies / Chad Damro -- Good global governance through trade : constitutional moorings / Joris Larik -- Human rights and sustainable development obligations in EU free trade agreements / Lorand Bartels -- Strengthening sustainable development through...

Private standards have increasingly become a contentious issue in the multilateral trading system. The ever increasing number of sector-specific standards developed by businesses, in particular in the food market, may have significant implications for developing countries in terms of market...

The less favourable treatment (LFT) condition is a cornerstone of international trade law and is found in national treatment obligations that apply to both trade in goods (Articles III:4 GATT 1994 and 2.1 TBT Agreement) and trade in services (Article XVII GATS). In the case law, the LFT...