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Integrating sustainable development objectives into UK trade policy
Leaving the EU Customs Union will necessitate the UK having an independent trade policy. As part of the process of governing its external trade, the UK must consider how it will integrate its sustainable development objectives into this policy. In this briefing paper, we conceive such objectives broadly, including transparency, political participation and access and consultation, as well as obligations within FTAs to uphold labour standards and environmental protections. Here we consider potential approaches to (1) integrating sustainable development objectives into the negotiating process; and (2) reflecting these objectives through UK trade strategy.
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Sustainable Trade Post-Brexit; SSRP
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UK Trade Policy ObservatoryPublisher URL
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- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme Publications
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University of SussexFull text available
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2018-05-29First Open Access (FOA) Date
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