EC-ACP economic partnership agreements and WTO compatibility: an experiment in North-South interregional agreements?
In: Common market law review, Volume 43, Issue 5, p. 1343-1380
ISSN: 0165-0750
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In: Common market law review, Volume 43, Issue 5, p. 1343-1380
ISSN: 0165-0750
In: Common Market Law Review, Volume 43, Issue 5, p. 1343-1379
ISSN: 0165-0750
In: Research handbooks on the WTO series
In: The international & comparative law quarterly: ICLQ, Volume 61, Issue 1, p. 127-170
ISSN: 1471-6895
In: Society of International Economic Law (SIEL), 3rd Biennial Global Conference
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In: The international & comparative law quarterly: ICLQ, Volume 61, Issue 1, p. 127-170
ISSN: 1471-6895
AbstractThis article addresses an important and complex subject relating to the link between international law and economic development. There is broad agreement that trade liberalization and participation in foreign markets play an important role in economic development. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have generally pursued a liberalization route over the past two decades, but their economic performance has been deeply disappointing. In this article, we look at seven countries in the Horn of Africa and examine, from legal and institutional perspectives, the central question of why these countries have failed to translate their comparative advantage, particularly in the livestock sector, into meaningful trade-led economic growth. In order to answer this question, we have reviewed the relevant legal and policy instruments and the literature, visited five of the seven countries, and interviewed different players in the livestock value chain. Analysis of the evidence reveals that the main impediments to trade relate to rising sanitary import requirements in foreign markets and weak institutional capacity within the Horn. The limited technical and financial resources available to these countries also reduce their capacity to meet these standards. Meaningful institutional change requires substantial involvement of local actors and it takes place incrementally and over the long term. International law can play a role in this process by promoting the rule of law and tackling corruption, facilitating capacity-building, and encouraging regional integration.
In Global Governance Spotlight 3|2020 rufen David Luke, Simon Mevel und Melaku Geboye Desta zu einer neuen Ausrichtung der Handelspolitik zwischen der EU und Afrika auf. Die gegenwärtig hochgradig asymmetrischen Handelsverflechtungen seien unhaltbar und schädlich für den innerafrikanischen Handel. Ziel des Handels mit der EU sollte eine Stärkung der wirtschaftlichen Integration Afrikas sein. Um das zu erreichen, müsse die EU der Verwirklichung der Panafrikanischen Freihandelszone Vorrang einräumen und den Abschluss weiterer bilateraler Freihandelsabkommen mit einzelnen afrikanischen Staaten und Regionen zurückstellen.
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In: Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO Legal System, p. 239-264
In: Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law, 2016
This first volume of EtYIL focuses on issues concerning the developing world in general and (the Horn of) Africa - and Ethiopia - specifically. It argues that rebalancing the international law narrative to reflect Africa's legitimate interests is an urgent priority, and can only succeed through the fair representation of African countries in the creation and interpretation of international law. The book begins by reflecting on the ICJ's West African Cases and provides a unique perspective on decolonisation as a source of jus cogens and obligations erga omnes. This is followed by a comprehensive analysis of the reception of international law in the Ethiopian legal system, and of the potential implications of Ethiopia joining the WTO. The book then delves into such topical issues as the relationship between competition for natural resources and international investment law, the UN Global Goals and the fledgling international climate change regime, with particular emphasis on the Paris Climate Agreement and their implications for developing countries. Further issues include the Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam signed by Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt in light of Nile colonial treaties and contemporary international watercourses law, as well as selected legal implications of the armed conflict in South Sudan. Gathering high-quality scholarship from diverse researchers, and examining a constellation of critical international law issues affecting developing countries, especially African countries, the book offers a unique resource.
In: Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law Ser. v.2019
Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- Towards a Global Order Based on Principles of Fairness, Solidarity, and Humanity -- Part II: Articles -- Rules-Based International Cooperation During a Global Pandemic: The COVID-19 Crisis and Trade Law Lessons for Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Trade-Related Implications -- 2 International Law: A Helpless Bystander? -- 3 The GATT/WTO System -- 4 Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Is COVID-19 What It Takes for Africa to Take Industrialisation and RandD Seriously? -- 5 COVID-19 Lessons for the AfCFTA -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Africa, COVID-19, and International Law: From Hegemonic Priority to the Geopolitical Periphery? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Africa, Global Health, and International Law in the Hegemonic System -- 2.1 Global Health and the Hegemonic System in the Post-Cold War Period -- 2.2 Africa as a Global Health Priority in the Hegemonic System -- 2.3 The Tale of Two Ebola Outbreaks -- 2.3.1 Ebola in West Africa -- 2.3.2 Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- 3 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Health, Africa, and International Law in a Balance-of-Power System -- 3.1 The Geopolitical Features of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 3.2 From Priority to Periphery: The Return of Geopolitics, Global Health, and Africa -- 3.3 At the Geopolitical Periphery: International Law, Global Health, and Africa -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Right to Cross-Border Identity of Individuals with Eritrean and Ethiopian Ancestry: International and Comparative Law Pers... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Methodological Considerations -- 3 The Overall Political Situation in Eritrea and Ethiopia -- 4 International and Comparative Perspectives to Nationality Law -- 4.1 Nationality Under International Law -- 4.2 Comparative Law Perspective on Dual Nationality.
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In: Ethiopian Yearbook of International Law, 2017
The second volume of EtYIL brings together a number of articles and other contributions that, collectively, take EtYIL's original mission of helping rebalance the narrative of international law another step forward. Like the first volume, this book presents scholarly contributions on cutting- edge issues of international law that are of particular interest to Ethiopia and its sub-region, as well as Africa and developing countries more generally. The major issues tackled include the interplay between national and international in the promotion and regulation of foreign direct investment in Ethiopia; the regulatory framework for the exploitation and development of petroleum resources and relevant arbitral jurisprudence in the field; the role of international law in ensuring the equitable sharing of transboundary resources, such as the waters of the River Nile, or in the delimitation of the continental shelf in the region; the efforts to establish the Continental Free Trade Area in Africa and the lessons that can be learnt from prior experiments; Africa's policy towards the International Criminal Court and the feasibility of alternative means of serving justice in the case of grave crimes; and the UN's peace-keeping operations in their North-South context. The issues addressed in the various contributions are mostly at the heart of live political, diplomatic and judicial activities today, and as such promise to shape the future of international law in the region and beyond. This volume not only takes a significant step further towards EtYIL's mission, but also enriches it with fresh insights from perspectives that are not common in international law scholarship to this day.--
Evidence of variation in maternity health service practices has increased the government's interest in quantifying and advancing the quality of institutional delivery care in the developing world, including Ethiopia. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to update and provide more representative data on women's satisfaction with skilled delivery care and the associated factors in Ethiopia. This systematic review and meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items 2015 guideline. We searched PubMed/Medline, SCOPUS, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar electronic databases for all 36 included studies. The pooled prevalence of women's satisfaction with skilled delivery care and the associated factors were estimated using a random-effects model. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were performed to identify the source of heterogeneity. Furthermore, publication bias was checked using eggers and funnel plots. All statistical analyses were performed using STATA version 14.0 software. The pooled prevalence of women's satisfaction with skilled delivery care was 67.31 with 95% confidence interval (60.18–74.44). Wanted pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio = 2.86, 95% confidence interval: (2.24–3.64)), having a plan to deliver at a health facility (adjusted odds ratio = 2.09, 95% confidence interval: (1.42–3.09)), access to ambulance service (adjusted odds ratio = 1.52, 95% confidence interval: (1.00–2.31)), waiting time < 15 min (adjusted odds ratio = 3.66, 95% confidence interval: (2.51–5.33)), privacy assured (adjusted odds ratio = 3.94, 95% confidence interval: (2.23–6.94)), short duration of labour < 12 hr (adjusted odds ratio = 2.55, 95% confidence interval: (1.58–4.12)), proper labour pain management (adjusted odds ratio = 3.01, 95% confidence interval: (1.46–6.22)), and normal newborn outcome (adjusted odds ratio = 3.94, 95% confidence interval: (2.17–7.15)) were associated with women's satisfaction. Almost two-thirds of women were satisfied with skilled delivery care. In ...
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In: JAMA Oncology--2374-2437--2374-2445 Vol. 5 Issue. 12 No. pp: 1749-1768
Importance: Cancer and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now widely recognized as a threat to global development. The latest United Nations high-level meeting on NCDs reaffirmed this observation and also highlighted the slow progress in meeting the 2011 Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the third Sustainable Development Goal. Lack of situational analyses, priority setting, and budgeting have been identified as major obstacles in achieving these goals. All of these have in common that they require information on the local cancer epidemiology. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study is uniquely poised to provide these crucial data. Objective: To describe cancer burden for 29 cancer groups in 195 countries from 1990 through 2017 to provide data needed for cancer control planning. Evidence Review: We used the GBD study estimation methods to describe cancer incidence, mortality, years lived with disability, years of life lost, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). Results are presented at the national level as well as by Socio-demographic Index (SDI), a composite indicator of income, educational attainment, and total fertility rate. We also analyzed the influence of the epidemiological vs the demographic transition on cancer incidence. Findings: In 2017, there were 24.5 million incident cancer cases worldwide (16.8 million without nonmelanoma skin cancer [NMSC]) and 9.6 million cancer deaths. The majority of cancer DALYs came from years of life lost (97%), and only 3% came from years lived with disability. The odds of developing cancer were the lowest in the low SDI quintile (1 in 7) and the highest in the high SDI quintile (1 in 2) for both sexes. In 2017, the most common incident cancers in men were NMSC (4.3 million incident cases); tracheal, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer (1.5 million incident cases); and prostate cancer (1.3 million incident cases). The most common causes of cancer deaths and DALYs for men were TBL cancer (1.3 million deaths and 28.4 million DALYs), liver cancer (572000 deaths and 15.2 million DALYs), and stomach cancer (542000 deaths and 12.2 million DALYs). For women in 2017, the most common incident cancers were NMSC (3.3 million incident cases), breast cancer (1.9 million incident cases), and colorectal cancer (819000 incident cases). The leading causes of cancer deaths and DALYs for women were breast cancer (601000 deaths and 17.4 million DALYs), TBL cancer (596000 deaths and 12.6 million DALYs), and colorectal cancer (414000 deaths and 8.3 million DALYs). Conclusions and Relevance: The national epidemiological profiles of cancer burden in the GBD study show large heterogeneities, which are a reflection of different exposures to risk factors, economic settings, lifestyles, and access to care and screening. The GBD study can be used by policy makers and other stakeholders to develop and improve national and local cancer control in order to achieve the global targets and improve equity in cancer care.
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