Abstract
This essay explores the policy foundations behind regional and bilateral trade agreements and their application in practice. Critically examining the arguments in support of them, it highlights the virtues and deficiencies of each. It concludes by arguing that international standards should be developed to guide the development of bilateral trade agreements in the future.
Disciplines
International Trade
Date of this Version
August 2007
Recommended Citation
Leon Trakman, "The Proliferation of Free Trade Agreements: Bane or Beauty?" (August 2007). University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series. Working Paper 54.
http://law.bepress.com/unswwps-flrps/art54
Comments
This paper will appear in the Journal of World Trade (2008), vol. 42, forthcoming. This paper may also be referenced as [2007] UNSWLRS 54.