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Protection of Fundamental Rights in L atin A merican FTA s and MERCOSUR : An Exploratory Agenda
Author(s) -
FrancaFilho Marcilio Toscano,
Lixinski Lucas,
Giupponi Belén Olmos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european law journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1468-0386
pISSN - 1351-5993
DOI - 10.1111/eulj.12107
Subject(s) - human rights , negotiation , openness to experience , international trade , political science , economics , law , psychology , social psychology
L atin A merica is a fertile ground for exploring issues of trade and human rights, but relatively little seems to be written about human rights in economic integration processes across L atin A merica. This article is an attempt at remedying this. It is an exploratory piece that highlights some of the major issues across a wide range of F ree T rade A greements involving L atin A merican countries, with particular emphasis on MERCOSUR . The authors conclude that in spite of L atin A merica's openness to international human rights discourses, pragmatism seems to dominate trade negotiations. While human rights considerations are slowly seeping into trade negotiations, this seems to happen largely because of pressure exerted by outside actors. There appears to be a lack of true endogenous push towards human rights and trade inside the bloc.