The Growing “Informalisation” of EU Trade and Investment Law: The End of a Rules-Based Order?

CELIS Update on Investment Screening - November 2023

By Sophie Bohnert, Vienna University of Economics and Business I. Introduction Since approximately 2017, EU trade and investment law has not only taken a “unilateral turn”[i] but has also experienced a “softening”. The EU appears to be adopting an increasingly informal approach to pursuing its policy objectives, alongside other major players such as the United…

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