Law and Diplomacy in the Management of EU–Asia Trade and Investment Relations

Chien-huei Wu is associate research professor in Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.Frank Gaenssmantel is assistant professor at the Department of International Relations and International Organisation at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

• Introduction Part I: Conceptual Discussion and Historical Evolution 1. Managing International Economic Relations through Diplomacy and Law: Towards a Framework for Understanding External Policies of the European Union 2. Judicial Diplomacy? The Role of the CJEU in EU-Asia Trade Disputes 3. Law and Diplomacy in EU-China Trade Relations: A Historical Overview 4. EU-Asia Investors-States Disputes: Assertive Legalism for Economic and Political Autonomy Part II: Law and Diplomacy in the Management of Disputes and Disagreements 5. Embedding Diplomacy in Formal Procedures: How the European Commission Navigated the Solar Panel Dispute with China 6. The China-EU Solar Panel Trade Dispute: Explaining Different Responses of the Member States 7. Disciplining Export Restrictions through Negotiation and Litigation 8. The Limits of a Legal Approach in Resolving EU-China Trade Disputes on Non-Market Economy Status Part III: Diplomacy and the Creation of Law 9. Preventing Divergences from Becoming Disputes: The Elusive EU-China Investment Negotiations 10. A Legal Approach for Trade Issues and a Diplomatic Approach for Non-Trade and Sustainability Issues? From the EUSFTA via the Singapore Opinion of the Court of Justice of the EU to the JEFTA 11. More than Words? Labour Standards in the Future EU-India FTA 12. New Trade Rule-Making regarding Sustainable Development in EU FTAs with Asian Countries. Conclusion

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