EU, World Trade Law and the Right to Food

Giovanni Gruni is a research fellow at ESADE Law School.

• 1. Introduction I. Why a Book on Human Rights and International Trade Agreements? II. Area of Research III. Objective of the Book IV. Book Outline 2. The Right to Food in International Law I. Introduction II. The Content of the Right to Food III. State Duties IV. The Right to Food and the Negotiation of Trade Agreements V. Defragmenting International Law: Paths of Legal Dialogue between Human Rights and Trade Law and the Role of the EU VI. Conclusions 3. Realising the Right to Food in the Global Food Market I. Introduction II. Market Failures III. Limits of Development Aid and Domestic Policies IV. Vulnerable Categories V. The Role of the European Union VI. Conclusions 4. The EU External Trade Policy and the EU External Food Security Policy I. Introduction II. The Influence of the EU on International Trade Law: Institutional Dimension III. The EU Trade Strategy IV. The Right to Food in the External Relations of the EU V. Food Security in the Negotiations of Free Trade Agreements VI. Conclusions 5. The Right to Food in the WTO I. Introduction II. Import Restrictions III. Safeguards IV. The Special Safeguards (SSG) V. The Enabling Clause, Waivers and Free Trade Agreements VI. Export Restrictions VII. Conclusions 6. The EU–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement I. Introduction II. The EU–CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement III. Import Restrictions IV. Safeguards V. Export Restrictions VI. Conclusions 7. The Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and Sub-Saharan Africa I. Introduction II. The State of Negotiations between the EU and Africa III. Sub-Saharan Africa’s Economic and Legal Setting IV. Import Restrictions V. Safeguards VI. Export Restrictions VII. Conclusions 8. Conclusions I. Introduction II. Summary of the Main Findings of the First Four Chapters III. Main Findings of the Case Studies IV. An EU Trade Policy for Global Food Security V. The EU, the Right to Food and Developing Countries

This is a very well-crafted book. The structure is good, the analysis clear, and the arguments flow well, both in the chapters, as well as between them. The result is a very readable book... In essence, this is an excellent book that is an important addition to the literature. It is a ‘must read’ on the subject for both academics and students alike.