Positive Integration - EU And WTO Approaches Towards The "Trade And" Debate

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This book presents a new framework for the 'trade and environment' debate and discusses the ways in which the EU and the WTO address this topic: positive, negative and non-integration. It analyses areas like food safety and renewable energy from the perspectives of legal and political science, and economics, and includes contributions focusing on various approaches, such as harmonisation, regulatory cooperation and judicialisation. In the 21st century, especially in our current times, where free trade and economic integration are increasingly being called into question, it is even more vital to find convincing normative answers and ways to address the very complex relationship between trade and environmental policies. Debunking some of the myths concerning positive and negative integration and the relationship between the two, this book is a valuable contribution to the debate on globalisation. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction—Positive Integration: EU and WTO Approaches Towards the ‘Trade and’ Debate (Rike Krämer-Hoppe)....Pages 1-15 Bilateral Positive Integration: Different Strategies for Regulatory Cooperation in the TTIP (Christine Wieck, Bettina Rudloff)....Pages 17-34 The Role of Non-tariff Measures in the Agri-Food Sector: Positive or Negative Instruments for Trade? (Fabio G. Santeramo, Emilia Lamonaca)....Pages 35-59 EU and WTO Regulatory Approaches to Renewable Energy Subsidies: Negative and Positive Integration (Ilaria Espa, Gracia Marín Durán)....Pages 61-86 Trade and Environment in the EU and WTO: Legitimacy, Proportionality and Institutional Power Play (Emily Reid)....Pages 87-119 Adjudication and Positive Integration: The Role of the European Court of Justice and the Dispute Settlement Body in the “Trade and Environment” Debate (Rike Krämer-Hoppe)....Pages 121-144 Myths and Virtues of Positive and Negative Integration: Some Concluding Remarks (Piet Eeckhout)....Pages 145-147