The Promotion and Integration of Human Rights in EU External Trade Relations

Authors

  • Samantha Velluti Sussex Law School Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/ujiel.342

Keywords:

EU law, Human rights, EU external trade relations, Unilateral trade arrangements, Bilateral and regional agreements, Human rights conditionality

Abstract

The European Union (EU) has made the upholding of human rights an integral part of its external trade relations and requires that all trade, cooperation, partnership and association agreements with third countries, including unilateral trade instruments, contain with varying modalities and intensity a commitment to the respect for human rights. The paper discusses selected aspects of the EU’s promotion and integration of human rights in its external trade relations and assesses the impact of the changes introduced by the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon (ToL) on EU practice. 

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Published

2016-09-29

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 83 (2016): Utrecht Journal of International and European Law

Section

Research Articles

How to Cite

Velluti, S. (2016). The Promotion and Integration of Human Rights in EU External Trade Relations. Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, 32(83), 41-68. https://doi.org/10.5334/ujiel.342