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The book puts forward the idea that the European Union is perfectly placed to develop a narrative of globalisation considering other areas of public international law when negotiating trade agreements and argues that the EU does have the competences and influence to uphold a role of international leadership in designing a sustainable global trading system. Will the EU be ambitious enough?   A timely contribution to the growing academic literature on the relation between world trade law and international human rights law, this book imagines a central role for the EU in reconciling these two areas of international law.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53042305663249,"sku":"NLS9781509916207","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781509916207.jpg?v=1768877752"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/studies-in-international-trade-and-investment-law-book-series.oembed?page=2","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}