The Protection of GIs in EU Bilateral Instruments: Some Reflections in Light of the EU-MERCOSUR Trade Deal

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. The legal framework for the protection of GIs in the EU and MERCOSUR. – II.1. European Union. – II.2. MERCOSUR. – III. Relevant rules included in the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement. – IV. Some contentious aspects of the EU-MERCOSUR agreement. – V. Concluding remarks

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The Court of Justice Finally Rules on the Analogical Application of Art. 351 TFEU: End of the Story?

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Keywords: article 351 TFEU – prior agreements – Member States international obligations – treaty conflict – conflict clause – analogical application.

As is well-known, art. 351 TFUE is a so-called conflict clause within the meaning of art. 30(2) of the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties. Conflict rules are common...

Litigating Human Rights Disputes Against the EU and the Member States: Some Reflections in Light of Opinion 1/17

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Table of Contents: I. Introduction. – II. The case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the responsibility of EU Members States under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). – III. Overview of the internalisation model. – IV. Adaptability of the internalisation model to human rights litigation. – V. Conclusions....

Respondent Status and Allocation of International Responsibility Under EU Investment Agreements

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Table of Contents: I. Setting the scene. – II. Analysis of the legal framework set out in EU investment agreements. – III. The role of the claimant and of the arbitral tribunal: is there a possibility to set aside the determination of the respondent made by the EU? – IV. The regulation on financial responsibility. – V. Conclusions.

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