Shaping green regionalism : New trade law approaches to environmental sustainability

Author

Pasha L. HSIEH, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

6-2024

Abstract

Green regionalism aims to mutually reinforce environmental governance and economic integration. The article provides the first analysis of green regionalism in international law. It argues that green regionalism represents a paradigm shift in global normative endeavours towards environmental sustainability. By contextualising three waves of global regionalism, the article unveils the evolving architecture of green regionalism alongside negotiations of the World Trade Organization and multilateral environmental agreements. Moreover, it sheds light on the pertinent disputes and features of new green initiatives galvanised by the European Union, the United States and Asia-Pacific countries. These developments are pivotal in understanding the trade-environment nexus and fostering economic resilience in our hyperconnected world.

Keywords

Green regionalism, International law, Environmental agreements, Environmental governance, Environmental sustainability

Discipline

Comparative and Foreign Law | Environmental Law | International Trade Law

Publication

Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law

Volume

33

Issue

2

First Page

172

Last Page

182

ISSN

2050-0386

Identifier

10.1111/reel.12557

Publisher

Wiley

Citation

HSIEH, Pasha L.. Shaping green regionalism : New trade law approaches to environmental sustainability. (2024). Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law. 33, (2), 172-182.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4570

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12557