The aim of the paper, based on empirical research in Brazil, is to investigate how supply chains have evolved over time, what factors have driven this evolution and also how a specific set of contractual practices along these chains is linked to access to international markets. The two selected...

The Common European Sales Law (CESL) is a regime of European sales law intended to regulate cross-border transactions. It is currently under examination at the European Parliament. The scope of the regulation is to introduce a regime for cross-border transactions that individual Member States...

Unfair trade practices (UTPs) can refer to individual firms or, more often, concern the entire chain. The article contends that UTPs in supply chains present specific features; as a consequence, they require specific rules and remedies. Power concentration in food global chains often leads to...