Local Engagement with International Economic Law and Human Rights

Edited by Ljiljana Biukovic, Associate Professor of Law and Pitman B. Potter, Professor of Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada

• Contents:IntroductionLjiljana Biukovic and Pitman PotterPart I: Re-imagining local engagement with international law1. International Trade, Human Rights and Policy Space Thomas Cottier2. Cosmopolitan Constitutionalism: Linking Local Engagement with International Economic Law and Human RightsErnst-Ulrich PetersmannPart II: Structural Aspects of Trade and Investment3. Transparency Evolution: More than the Right to KnowLjiljana Biukovic4. Challenging an Investment Agreement in Canada: Hupacasath First Nation’s Application for Judicial Review against the CCFIPPANaayeli E. Ramirez-Espinosa5. The Impact of Mexico’s 2011 Human Rights Constitutional Amendment on Arbitral Practice: A View from Local ActorsErika CedilloPart III: The Impact of Communities and Local Culture 6. Demarcating the International Community: Where do International Practices Come from?Mor Mitrani7. Local Communities, Cultural Heritage and International Economic Law Valentina Vadi8. Identity Matters: The Enforcement of Global Human Rights Treaties by European Union's Trade InstrumentsMoshe Hirsch9. Observing the Small Gestures: Human Rights Vectors in the Vietnamese Trade Law EnvironmentLisa TooheyPart IV: Dilemmas of Local Performance: The Case of China10. Coordinating Human Rights and Trade Policy in China: The Case of Environmental ProtectionPitman B. Potter11. Structuring China’s Engagement with International Human Rights: The Case of Wage Protection Law and PracticeSarah BiddulphIndexS. Biddulph

'This is a timely volume on the long-standing debate on the relationship between trade and human rights. The chapters are contributed by some of the leading scholars in the field and cover both theoretical and practical aspects of the relationship. It not only highlights the tensions and conflicts between the two, but also explores ways on how the potentials of trade may be harnessed to serve the needs of human rights protection at the local level. Therefore, it will not only inspire researchers on these issues, but also provide invaluable practical lessons to policy makers and activists.'