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<p>Research in this article is focused on the analysis of the character of the European Economic Area. It presents a common market for thirty states from European Union (27) and European Free Trade Association (3) established by the Agreement on the European Economic Area. When regarding the size, EU is the bigger player in this relationship compared to EFTA States. On the other side, regarding the principles of international law, parties are equal to each other. These initial thoughts raised author´s interest to find out, whether this economic integration model is symmetric or asymmetric in its nature, regarding its contracting parties. Article provides an answer to this question as well as an insight on the consequences of such regime.</p>
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Research in this article is focused on the analysis of the character of the European Economic Area. It presents a common market for thirty states from European Union (27) and European Free Trade Association (3) established by the Agreement on the European Economic Area. When regarding the size, EU is the bigger player in this relationship compared to EFTA States. On the other side, regarding the principles of international law, parties are equal to each other. These initial thoughts raised author´s interest to find out, whether this economic integration model is symmetric or asymmetric in its nature, regarding its contracting parties. Article provides an answer to this question as well as an insight on the consequences of such regime.

Integration Model of the European Economic Area: Symmetric or Asymmetric?

International and Comparative Law Review

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Research in this article is focused on the analysis of the character of the European Economic Area. It presents a common market for thirty states from European...

Integration Model of the European Economic Area: Symmetric or Asymmetric?

Data publikacji: 29 mar 2022

Zakres stron: 230 - 246

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2021-0020

Słowa kluczowe
European Economic Area, EEA Agreement, homogenous legal order, interpretation, integration

© 2021 Hana Kováčiková, published by Sciendo

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

Integration Model of the European Economic Area: Symmetric or Asymmetric?

Data publikacji: 29 mar 2022

Zakres stron: 230 - 246

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2021-0020

Słowa kluczoweEuropean Economic Area, EEA Agreement, homogenous legal order, interpretation, integration

© 2021 Hana Kováčiková, published by Sciendo

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

Słowa kluczowe
European Economic Area, EEA Agreement, homogenous legal order, interpretation, integration