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<p>Brazil and European Union have been developing common trade relations since the 70’s and over the years they have strengthened them through agreements and open dialogues. Both actors are promoters of human rights at the global level. At the same time human rights issues are present in their mutual relations including the most current documents such as currently forming Association Agreement. The main goal of the paper is to outline and evaluate the developments of the legal framework with an emphasis on how the human rights issues have been streamlined in Brazil and EU relations.</p>
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Brazil and European Union have been developing common trade relations since the 70’s and over the years they have strengthened them through agreements and open dialogues. Both actors are promoters of human rights at the global level. At the same time human rights issues are present in their mutual relations including the most current documents such as currently forming Association Agreement. The main goal of the paper is to outline and evaluate the developments of the legal framework with an emphasis on how the human rights issues have been streamlined in Brazil and EU relations.

The Human Rights Protection in the EU-Brazil Relations: Structural Considerations and Current Legal Developments

associate professor and Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU law, Faculty of Law, Department of International and European Law

European Studies

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Brazil and European Union have been developing common trade relations since the 70’s and over the years they have strengthened them through agreements and open...

The Human Rights Protection in the EU-Brazil Relations: Structural Considerations and Current Legal Developments

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 141 - 156

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0033

Keywords
European Union, Mercosur, Brazil, human rights, association agreements

© 2019 Elisa Amorim Boaventura et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Human Rights Protection in the EU-Brazil Relations: Structural Considerations and Current Legal Developments

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 141 - 156

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0033

KeywordsEuropean Union, Mercosur, Brazil, human rights, association agreements

© 2019 Elisa Amorim Boaventura et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
European Union, Mercosur, Brazil, human rights, association agreements