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Article: BEYOND CARBON:WHY INCLUSIVE TRADE MUST BE CENTRAL TO SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL POLICY CTIL Magazine – 9th Anniversary Edition, “The Emerging Sustainability Landscape: Responding to Shifting Winds”, Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian
Contribution to the 9th Anniversary Edition of the CTIL Magazine, published by the Centre for Trade and Investment Law with the support of India’s Department of Commerce and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, under the editorship of Prof. James…
Gender Equality in Trade Agreements: The Illusion of Inclusion by Imitation”, Journal of International Economic Law.
Article accepted for publication, analysing whether gender provisions in trade agreements are copied from existing templates and what this imitation Document:https://academic.oup.com/jiel/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jiel…
Book chapter: “Integrating Gender Considerations in Trade Agreements: An Experiential Look at Focus Areas”, in The Cambridge Companion to World Trade Law, Cambridge University Press.
Chapter (pp. 471–494; with Nadia Hasham, Chin Lim and Joel Trachtman) offering a practice-based look at the focus areas for integrating gender considerations in trade agreements. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404413470_Integrating_Gender…
Policy paper: “Trade Agreements and Disability Inclusion: Demystifying the Disconnect Between Barriers and Policy Solutions”, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and TAF2+.
Paper identifying the barriers persons with disabilities face in trade and the disconnect between those barriers and the policy solutions currently found in trade agreements.
Modelo OMC: Manual del Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo
El Reglamento del Modelo OMC Ecuador 2024 – Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo establece las normas y procedimientos para la simulación académica del funcionamiento de este órgano de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). Organizado por la Cátedra…
Boosting the intra-African digital trade in the AfCFTA context: does regulatory framework matter?
Digital trade is one of the promising areas for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and a factor of succcess of the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) for Africa (2020–2030). However, the benefts of digital trade are…
Labor Clauses in Preferential Trade Agreements: How Do They Affect Informality?
We study the effect of the labor clauses (LCs) in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on the informal economy. Using a sample comprising 112 countries for the period 2000-2017, we show that PTAs increase informality in low- and middle-income…
Development of Conformity Assessment Clauses in Regional Trade Agreements and China's Response
Conformity assessment, as a crucial means of ensuring that products meet technical regulations or standards, serves as both a "passport" for international trade and a major vehicle for technical barriers to trade.In response to the practical needs…
AI-Related Disciplines: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Trade Agreements and National Regulatory Approaches
The global digital economy is witnessing the transformative impact of Artificial intelligence (AI), prompting nations to engage in AI-driven trade agreements. Under the digital trade context, these agreements aim to promote and regulate AI…
Inclusive Trade Through Online Presence
Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have reduced trade costs providing enterprises greater opportunity to access international markets. Using the World Bank's enterprise survey data covering more than 180 000 enterprises from…