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Biukovic, Ljiljana; Potter, Pitman B. --- "Introduction" [2017] ELECD 688; in Biukovic, Ljiljana; Potter, B. Pitman (eds), "Local Engagement with International Economic Law and Human Rights" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) xiii

Book Title: Local Engagement with International Economic Law and Human Rights

Editor(s): Biukovic, Ljiljana; Potter, B. Pitman

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785367182

Section Title: Introduction

Author(s): Biukovic, Ljiljana; Potter, Pitman B.

Number of pages: 10

Extract:

Introduction
Ljiljana Biukovic and Pitman B. Potter

Managing the effects of trade policy on local human rights conditions
is a critical challenge for the world today. While there is an emerging
recognition of the need to balance international trade policy with human
rights protection, empirical research and policy analysis are lacking.1
In response, this book aims to explore the socio-legal dimension of the
interaction between international economic law and human rights, and
particularly the relationships between local arrangements and inter-
national legal regulations/rules. International economic law and human
rights represent two branches of international law that have been rapidly
evolving and expanding in the recent decades. This ongoing expansion
raises many intriguing questions about the interplay between these two
spheres of modern international law. The present study aims to shed light
on socio-legal dimensions of the inter-relationships between trade and
human rights, and particularly the interaction between international legal
rules and the local context in which they are interpreted and implemented.
Coordination of trade and human rights compliance has been hampered
by normative and organizational factors. From a normative perspec-
tive, the lack of consensus over the meaning and purpose of trade and
human rights goals has often undermined local efforts at coordination.2
As well, compliance with international trade standards tends to privi-
lege consumption,3 local business models4 and reliance on financial and

1
John H. Jackson, "Reflections on the Possible Research Agenda for
Exploring the Relationship between Human Rights Norms and International
...