Axel Marx

Follower

Following

Public Views

Janet Croft

University of Northern Iowa

Naim Kapucu

University of Central Florida

Don Ross

University College Cork

Armando Marques-Guedes

UNL - New University of Lisbon

Ljiljan Veselinovic

University of Sarajevo

Nicola Lupo

LUISS Guido Carli

Jerónimo Pizarro

Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Pedro Rueda Ramírez

University of Barcelona

Alberto Petrucciani

Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" di Roma

Marta Ramirez

Interests

Uploads

Papers by Axel Marx

Towards Sustainability? The Case of Tourism and the EU

European Energy and Environmental Law Review

The aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between the environment and tourism on the... more The aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between the environment and tourism on the European Union level in the context of sustainable development. After an analysis of the achievements of the EU in the field of tourism and the environment - in which the most important documents and actions are discussed - the only possible conclusion is that the EU most certainly does not take the environment sufficiently into account, and, hence is most certainly not moving towards sustainable development.

The Protection of Labour Rights in Trade Agreements: The Case of the EU-Colombia Agreement

Journal of World Trade

In response to the disappointing progress at the multilateral level, trading powers like the Euro... more In response to the disappointing progress at the multilateral level, trading powers like the European Union (EU) have increasingly used their market access power as leverage to promote non-trade objectives with third countries. Through so-called ‘Trade & Sustainable Development Chapters’, the EU’s new generation of regional and bilateral trade agreements include explicit provisions on labour rights promotion, Corporate Social Responsibility and environmental sustainability. While legal scholars have commented extensively on these provisions, little is known about their practical application. With regard to labour rights in particular, the International Labour Organization has noted the lack of empirical evidence on the effects of integrating labour rights provisions in trade agreements. Based on extensive desk research and a series of interviews in Brussels and Bogotá, the present article aims to bridge this gap by providing insights into how the practical application of labour prov...

Public procurement and human rights: current role and potential of voluntary sustainability standards

Integrating Voluntary Sustainability Standards in Trade Policy: The Case of the European Union’s GSP Scheme

Sustainability, 2018

Trade policy is increasingly being used as a policy instrument to pursue non-trade objectives suc... more Trade policy is increasingly being used as a policy instrument to pursue non-trade objectives such as environmental protection or the protection of labour rights. A key example is the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP). The current approach is being confronted with significant challenges. How these challenges can be addressed is currently subject to debate, and increased attention is turning to the role that private governance mechanisms can play in this context. This paper will look into the potential role that Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) can play. The paper will analyse and assess the complementarity between VSS and EU GSP, and it contributes to the literature on interactions between private and public policy-making for sustainability. The main research question focuses on what role VSS can play in the European Union’s GSP scheme. To answer the question, the paper develops two models by which VSS can be integrated in EU GSP (a mandatory and a vol...

Axel Marx

Related Authors

Uploads

Papers by Axel Marx

Log In