The European Union and the Developing Countries

The European Union and the Developing Countries
Author: Olufemi Babarinde
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2005-02-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9047406788

Authors from different backgrounds (including law, political science and economics) analyze the forces that gave rise to the new agreement as well as the negotiating process of the new agreement, and the negotiations that are taking place to produce the planned Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) that are to replace the existing non-reciprocal trade preferences that are incompatible with WTO law.

The Cotonou Agreement

The Cotonou Agreement
Author: Commonwealth Secretariat. Economic Affairs Division
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780850927894

The ACP-EU Partnership agreement commonly referred to as the Cotonou Agreement brings together over 100 countries in an integrated trade, development assistance and political co-operation relationship. The agreement represents one of the most comprehensive partnership agreement in the world, concluded between groups of developing countries on the one hand and developed countries on the other. The agreement consists of a basic framework of 100 articles supplemented by Annexes, Protocols, annexes to protocols, single and joint declarations integral to the legal text. This wealth of information makes the agreement both complex and difficult to follow. It is this complexity which has given rise to the production of this User's Guide to the Cotonou Agreement. By way of a simple question and answer format, the guide simplifies the agreement making it more accessible to end users, who include, amongst others, policy-makers, the private sector and other stakeholders, thereby making greater use of resources and enhancing the opportunities available under the agreement.

Political Conditionality

Political Conditionality
Author: Georg Sorensen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135200904

Political conditionality involves the linking of development aid to certain standards of observance of human rights and (liberal) democracy in recipient countries. Although this may seem to be an innocent policy, it has the potential to bring about a dramatic change in the basic principles of the international system: putting human rights first means putting respect for individuals and rights before respect for the sovereignty of states.

The European Union and Developing Countries

The European Union and Developing Countries
Author: Yves Bourdet
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The EU is the main trading partner of developing countries, and the main provider of development aid. The contributors to this book evaluate critical aspects of EU trade and aid policies in order to ascertain whether, and to what extent, they help promote growth and accelerate the development of the Third World. The evaluation takes into account current changes in EU trade and aid policy and makes use of recent advances in empirical methods in order to provide accurate estimates of the policy impact on developing countries. The various studies may contribute to improve the design and implementation of EU policy and its effectiveness in strengthening growth of developing countries and promoting the well-being of their populations. This independent evaluation of EU trade and development policy towards developing countries will strongly appeal to: undergraduate and graduate students in international economics, development economics and European economics; policy makers in the EU and developing countries, development community; non governmental organizations; and those interested in the impact of the EU trade and aid policy.

Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution

Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution
Author: Robert Schütze
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2014-10-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107037662

A collection of essays that surveys the development and structure of the European Union's constitutional regime for foreign affairs.

The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development

The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development
Author: Ruth Buchanan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 865
Release: 2024-02-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0192867369

The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development is a unique overview of the field of international law and development, examining how normative beliefs and assumptions around development are instantiated in law, and critically examining disciplinary frameworks, competing agendas, legal actors and institutions, and alternative futures.

Political Issues for the Twenty-First Century

Political Issues for the Twenty-First Century
Author: Mark Cowling
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351910337

Assembling accessible and informative essays on contemporary debates and future issues in politics, this rewarding volume focuses on political developments in UK, European and international issues, and modern theoretical debates and problems. Each essay establishes the historical context before providing a speculative analysis of possible future developments. The collection presents a range of challenging and provocative accounts that deal with some of the most delicate, complex and fundamental issues that affect people living in Western Europe in the twenty-first century.

Realizing the Right to Development

Realizing the Right to Development
Author: United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Publisher:
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book is devoted to the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development. It contains a collection of analytical studies of various aspects of the right to development, which include the rule of law and good governance, aid, trade, debt, technology transfer, intellectual property, access to medicines and climate change in the context of an enabling environment at the local, regional and international levels. It also explores the issues of poverty, women and indigenous peoples within the theme of social justice and equity. The book considers the strides that have been made over the years in measuring progress in implementing the right to development and possible ways forward to make the right to development a reality for all in an increasingly fragile, interdependent and ever-changing world.