Social clauses in international trade

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International trade agreements, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), have contained social clauses that focus on issues like sweatshops and prison labor. These clauses allow the suspension of trade privileges to signatory countries that violated said provisions. However, member countries in the European Union are locked in a debate as far as the inclusion of human right issues in the trade agenda are concerned.

International Affairs, Treaties & Intnl Law, European Union, Treaties

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Trade embargoes, sanctions and blockades: some overlooked human rights issues

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Embargoes, economic sanctions and blockades are trade policies that generally do not work and serve only to aggravate the suffering of innocent civilians. Evidence from North Korean, Cuban and Iraqi sanctions show that sanctions serve only to aggravate human rights violations. Trade policies should therefore be formulated with regards rights theory if it is to be effective and if it is to avoid human rights violations.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Intnl Economic Policy, Social & Behavioral Sciences, International economic relations, Economic sanctions, Sanctions (International law)

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Trade and human rights: what's at issue?

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A review of some of the common features shared by trade and human rights regimes, with emphasis on the definition of right-holders and duty-providers.

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