Viet Nam, Human Rights and Trade: Implications of Viet Nam’s Accession to the WTO

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Title:	Viet Nam, Human Rights and Trade: Implications of Viet Nam’s Accession to the WTO
Source:	The University of Sydney, Sydney Law School, Legal Studies Research Paper no. 08/30
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Year:	2008
Pages:	0
Author(s):	Kinley, David and Nguyen, Hai
Keywords:	liberalization, human rights, Viet Nam/Vietnamese, trade liberalization, global economy, WTO
Abstract:	The study that the authors present in this paper “looks into the question whether trade liberalization has had an effect on the enjoyment of human rights in Viet Nam” . For the authors, this is a paper about the human rights experiences and prospects of one country’s embracing of a particular aspect of the global economy, namely, trade liberalization. They ask what are, and will likely to be, the consequences for the enjoyment, protection and promotion of human rights for the people of Viet Nam. In this paper they analyze the interrelations of various factors from the perspective of their impact on the protection and promotion of human rights in Viet Nam in the post-WTO accession era. The authors stress that trade liberalization under the WTO is a means to an end, not an end in itself. They outline legal, business and political strategies they consider are essential for ensuring trade is exploited for the benefit of the comprehensive realization of all human rights, no the other way around.
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