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Asymmetric Power Relations and International Trade Law
The book offers an analysis of the contradictions between theory and practice in the trading system. It contextualises the colonial legal structure and its impact on the peripheral countries and their participation and gain in the multilateral trading system. The book’s core argument effectively situates Economic Partnership Agreements in the ‘systemic’ asymmetry, which characterises the relationship between developed and developing countries in global trade. It applies the idea of asymmetry to the relationship between the core countries—the EU/USA and the peripheral countries (ACP)—in the GATT, multilaterally and in the EU-ACP trade relationship, bilaterally. The book identifies t...
Trade Restrictions, Sustainable Development and the Law
This book examines the legal ramifications and impact of trade restrictions on sustainable development. It evaluates the role of international and regional dispute resolution mechanisms in promoting timely resolutions to minimize adverse sustainable development impacts. Analysing the gaps and challenges faced by trade and dispute resolution institutions, the book focuses on the role of the World Trade Organization in advancing trade multilateralism and dispute resolution in times of trade restrictions. It discusses the legal and diplomatic strategies through which blockaded States can minimize trade and economic disruptions in a manner that advances sustainable development. Using the State o...
Subnational Foreign Relations in Africa
This book offers a pioneering comparative analysis of the international relations of subnational governments (SNGs) in two of Africa’s most influential geopolitical actors: South Africa and Nigeria. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws from political science, international relations, and legal studies, the book examines the motivations, instruments, institutional mechanisms, and challenges shaping the external engagements of SNGs in these leading African economies. Through case studies, the book provides critical insights into how constitutional, institutional, and historical contexts influence subnational international relations from an African perspective. Drawing on these find...
