The Law of MERCOSUR

The Law of MERCOSUR presents both an overview and in-depth analysis of one of the world's most important and increasingly influential economic organisations. The book comprises both a series of first-hand analyses of MERCOSUR by experts from countries in the MERCOSUR bloc, and also discussions from other parts of the world looking at MERCOSUR as global actor of ever-increasing importance. The book is divided into three main parts: the first analyses the key institutional legal aspects of MERCOSUR, looking at its history, the general theory of economic integration, and basic aspects relating to the functioning of MERCOSUR; the second examines specialised topics, including the regulation of the environment, human rights and the energy market in MERCOSUR; and in the third part the editors offer a translation of core MERCOSUR instruments, with the objective of furthering understanding of the economic bloc. Original in its conception, the book aims to fill a major gap in the English-language literature by offering a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the Law of MERCOSUR, and it is hoped that it will become essential reading for those practitioners and academics who are interested not only in MERCOSUR, but in economic integration generally, in international trade, and in the regional aspects of the phenomenon of globalisation.

1 Introduction to the Law of MERCOSUR MARCÍLIO TOSCANO FRANCA FILHO, LUCAS LIXINSKI AND MARÍA BELÉN OLMOS GIUPPONIPart I General Legal Aspects of MERCOSUR 2 Theories of Regional Integration and the Origins of MERCOSUR ANDRÉS MALAMUD3 The Legal-Institutional Structure of MERCOSUR ADRIANA DREYZIN DE KLOR4 Sources of Law in MERCOSUR MARÍA BELÉN OLMOS GIUPPONI5 Dispute Settlement NADINE SUSANI6 Economic Freedoms in MERCOSUR FELIX FUDERS7 MERCOSUR and the WTO SAMANTHA S MOURA RIBEIRO8 External Relations MARCÍLIO TOSCANO FRANCA FILHO9 MERCOSUR Compared PHILLIPE DE LOMBAERDE, FRANK MATTHEIS AND CHARLOTTE VANFRAECHEM10 The Law of MERCOSUR and International Law: The Struggle for Independence MARTHA LUCÍA OLIVAR JIMENEZPart II Specific and Emerging Issues 11 Cooperation in Civil Judicial Matters CARMEN TIBURCIO12 MERCOSUR and Environmental Law ALESSANDRA CORREIA LIMA MACEDO FRANCA13 Circulation of Workers in the Law of MERCOSUR HUGO ROBERTO MANSUETI14 International Taxation in MERCOSUR JAMILE BERGAMASCHINE MATA DIZ15 The Protection of Foreign Direct Investment in MERCOSUR DIEGO FRAGA LERNER16 Competition Rules in MERCOSUR: The Fortaleza Protocol LÚCIO TOMÉ FÉTEIRA17 The Protection of Intellectual Property in MERCOSUR FÉLIX VACAS FERNÁNDEZ18 Consumer Protection Policy in MERCOSUR CLAUDIA LIMA MARQUES19 Human Rights in MERCOSUR LUCAS LIXINSKI20 Data Protection as a Trade Resource in MERCOSUR DANILO DONEDA AND MARIO VIOLA DE AZEVEDO CUNHA21 Energy Markets: Aspects of Energy Integration and MERCOSUR HANNES HOFMEISTER22 Regional Integration and Development FABIANO DE ANDRADE CORREA23 The Legal Future of MERCOSUR LUCAS LIXINSKI AND FABIANO DE ANDRADE CORREA24 An Introduction to the English Version of MERCOSUR Treaty and Protocols LUCIANA CARVALHO