International Economic Law In Africa: Is the African Continental Free Trade Area a Viable Project?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Ansong
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Economic Law ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
International Economic Law

An Asian Perspective on SMEs in International Economic Law

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Wang
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Market Liberalization ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
International Economic Law ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Unique Nature

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is likely to have profound implications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within and beyond the free trade area. The key question will be analysed: what are the challenges and opportunities that the TPP hold for SMEs? It is argued that, first, the key benefits the TPP can be expected to bring for SMEs are enhanced market liberalization and a more predictable regulatory environment. Second, the TPP poses serious challenges for SMEs (eg insufficiency of the opportunities to SMEs, the complexity of rules, difficulties in rule interpretation and implementation, and remaining regulatory differences), but different types of SMEs will face very different problems. Third, the TPP, if properly managed, should bring more opportunities than challenges to SMEs. Finally, opportunities and challenges to SMEs under the TPP may not always be the same as those under bilateral FTAs given the unique nature of this mega FTA.

Asymétrie de puissance et négociations économiques internationales: la zone de libre-échange des Amériques et les puissances moyennes

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Mace ◽  
Jacques Paquet ◽  
Louis Bélanger ◽  
Hugo Loiseau
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Trade Negotiation ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
Central Factor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Middle Powers ◽  
Le Canada

The role played by the middle powers in international economic negotiations is neglected by the literature on the subject. However, in an international trade negotiation characterized by a configuration of global asymmetry but with a relative symmetry between the dominant actors, the role played by the middle powers such as Canada constitutes a central factor in the success of the negotiation. Taking the example of the prenegotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, this article shows how the middle powers facilitated the success of this crucial phase for the continuation of the negotiations. Le rôle joué par les puissances moyennes dans les négociations économiques internationales n'a pas beaucoup retenu l'attention des chercheurs. Pourtant, dans une négociation commerciale internationale caractérisée par une configuration d'asymétrie globale de pouvoir mais de symétrie relative entre les acteurs dominants, le rôle joué par les puissances moyennes comme le Canada constitue un facteur central dans la réussite de la négociation. Prenant l'exemple des pré-négociations de la Zone de libre-échange des Amériques, cet article démontre comment les puissances moyennes ont facilité la réussite de cette phase cruciale de la poursuite des négociations.

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