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<p>With Brexit completed and the UK's conditions of separation from the EU pending, there is some anticipation for a U.S.-UK FTA. But then there is the Pandemic and the unpredictable variables of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, and the influence of the residual binding obligations of the UK-EU separation agreement and possible UK-EU FTA, which may cause some pause. Identifying the negotiating agenda of the labor issues may flow easily from each country's recent FTAs – USMCA and UK's obligations under CETA. With that likely agenda, a comparison can be made between each country's current labor laws on these issues to identify possible emerging areas needing further attention. Lingering in the background is the potential U.S.-EU FTA (TTIP) which will set standards and obligations for the UK which can be relevant to the UK FTAs with the U.S. and the EU. This is followed with analysis as to likely outcomes on these labor issues and the U.S.-UK FTA. Although the future cannot be predicted, it can be prepared for.</p>
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With Brexit completed and the UK's conditions of separation from the EU pending, there is some anticipation for a U.S.-UK FTA. But then there is the Pandemic and the unpredictable variables of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, and the influence of the residual binding obligations of the UK-EU separation agreement and possible UK-EU FTA, which may cause some pause. Identifying the negotiating agenda of the labor issues may flow easily from each country's recent FTAs – USMCA and UK's obligations under CETA. With that likely agenda, a comparison can be made between each country's current labor laws on these issues to identify possible emerging areas needing further attention. Lingering in the background is the potential U.S.-EU FTA (TTIP) which will set standards and obligations for the UK which can be relevant to the UK FTAs with the U.S. and the EU. This is followed with analysis as to likely outcomes on these labor issues and the U.S.-UK FTA. Although the future cannot be predicted, it can be prepared for.

U.S.-UK FTA Negotiations: A Primer on Labor Agenda

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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With Brexit completed and the UK's conditions of separation from the EU pending, there is some anticipation for a U.S.-UK FTA. But then there is the Pandemic...

U.S.-UK FTA Negotiations: A Primer on Labor Agenda

Publié en ligne: 05 janv. 2021

Pages: 245 - 280

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2020-0022

Mots clés
U.S.-UK FTA, U.S.-U.K. FTA Agenda for Labor Provisions, Post-Brexit UK FTA with U.S., UK-U.S. FTA Social Dimension Provisions

© 2021 Ronald C. Brown, published by Sciendo

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

U.S.-UK FTA Negotiations: A Primer on Labor Agenda

Publié en ligne: 05 janv. 2021

Pages: 245 - 280

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2020-0022

Mots clésU.S.-UK FTA, U.S.-U.K. FTA Agenda for Labor Provisions, Post-Brexit UK FTA with U.S., UK-U.S. FTA Social Dimension Provisions

© 2021 Ronald C. Brown, published by Sciendo

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

Mots clés
U.S.-UK FTA, U.S.-U.K. FTA Agenda for Labor Provisions, Post-Brexit UK FTA with U.S., UK-U.S. FTA Social Dimension Provisions