Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: Is It Compatible with WTO Obligations?
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in: Zeitschrift fur Europarechtliche Studien, Jahrgang 25, Nr. 2, 2022, S. 265-286.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
T2 - Is It Compatible with WTO Obligations?
AU - Bäumler, Jelena
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Regulations that aim at the observance of certain human rights and environmental standards by companies along the value chain have gained momentum. A recent example is the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act that obliges German companies to adhere to due diligence obligations vis-à-vis human rights and, to a lesser extent, the environment when making use of global supply chains. Germany, as other WTO members, must at the same time ensure compliance with WTO law when adopting such measures. This article will argue that due diligence laws may have a bearing on WTO obligations, but can be justified according to the general exceptions clause of Art. XX GATT. Ultimately, the article argues that such measures may be necessary if international economic law is to accommodate the common goal of sustainable development.
AB - Regulations that aim at the observance of certain human rights and environmental standards by companies along the value chain have gained momentum. A recent example is the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act that obliges German companies to adhere to due diligence obligations vis-à-vis human rights and, to a lesser extent, the environment when making use of global supply chains. Germany, as other WTO members, must at the same time ensure compliance with WTO law when adopting such measures. This article will argue that due diligence laws may have a bearing on WTO obligations, but can be justified according to the general exceptions clause of Art. XX GATT. Ultimately, the article argues that such measures may be necessary if international economic law is to accommodate the common goal of sustainable development.
KW - Art. XX GATT
KW - Corporate Due Diligence Obligations
KW - Environ-ment
KW - Human Rights
KW - Most-Favoured-Nation
KW - National Treatment
KW - Public Morals
KW - Supply Chains
KW - Sustainability
KW - WTO
KW - Politics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85134171604&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5771/1435-439X-2022-2-265
DO - 10.5771/1435-439X-2022-2-265
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85134171604
VL - 25
SP - 265
EP - 286
JO - Zeitschrift fur Europarechtliche Studien
JF - Zeitschrift fur Europarechtliche Studien
SN - 1435-439X
IS - 2
ER -