The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African

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dc.contributor.advisorKalula, Evans
dc.contributor.authorMusoni, Ronald
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-19T10:33:10Z
dc.date.available2026-03-19T10:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2026-03-19T09:26:27Z
dc.description.abstractThe European Union is currently negotiating new trade agreements in the form of -Economic Partnership Agreements (EP As) with members of its former colonies- the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries. According to the European Commission's directorate general for trade, such agreements contain provisions aimed at progressively removing trade barriers, enhancing cooperation in trade related areas and fostering regional development. However juxtaposed against the endeavors of the regional integration efforts already established, especially in East and Southern Africa, the question one can't help but ask, is whether these EPAs will support the existing efforts at regional integration? This study therefore examined the legal implications of these EP As on the regional integrations efforts already established in the East and Southern African regional economic communities (RECs). This necessitated critical discussion on controversial clauses of the EP As and issues raised during the negotiations of the EP As, such as the reconfiguration of the membership of the various members of the RECs, the definition of parties to the agreement, and the inclusion of non-trade issues in the EPA agreements. The study established that EP As, in their current form, have the potential to hamper regional • integration in the RECs. Such agreements demands for the reconfiguration of membership in the various RECs are not geared at promoting the integration process of these communities into the world economy that is based on their initiatives (RECs'). It would seem, rather, that the EP As are tailored to serve only the interests of the EU. The study therefore concluded by offering solutions that would alleviate the potentially detrimental effects of EP As on the regional integration processes in East and Southern Africa which are geared towards integration into regional economic blocs.
dc.identifier.apacitationMusoni, R. (2010). <i>The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43012en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMusoni, Ronald. <i>"The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43012en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMusoni, R. 2010. The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43012en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Musoni, Ronald AB - The European Union is currently negotiating new trade agreements in the form of -Economic Partnership Agreements (EP As) with members of its former colonies- the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries. According to the European Commission's directorate general for trade, such agreements contain provisions aimed at progressively removing trade barriers, enhancing cooperation in trade related areas and fostering regional development. However juxtaposed against the endeavors of the regional integration efforts already established, especially in East and Southern Africa, the question one can't help but ask, is whether these EPAs will support the existing efforts at regional integration? This study therefore examined the legal implications of these EP As on the regional integrations efforts already established in the East and Southern African regional economic communities (RECs). This necessitated critical discussion on controversial clauses of the EP As and issues raised during the negotiations of the EP As, such as the reconfiguration of the membership of the various members of the RECs, the definition of parties to the agreement, and the inclusion of non-trade issues in the EPA agreements. The study established that EP As, in their current form, have the potential to hamper regional • integration in the RECs. Such agreements demands for the reconfiguration of membership in the various RECs are not geared at promoting the integration process of these communities into the world economy that is based on their initiatives (RECs'). It would seem, rather, that the EP As are tailored to serve only the interests of the EU. The study therefore concluded by offering solutions that would alleviate the potentially detrimental effects of EP As on the regional integration processes in East and Southern Africa which are geared towards integration into regional economic blocs. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - economic partnership KW - East KW - Southern African LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African TI - The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43012 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43012
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMusoni R. The legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43012en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Law and Society
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjecteconomic partnership
dc.subjectEast
dc.subjectSouthern African
dc.titleThe legal implications of economic partnership agreements on regional integration in East and Southern African
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelLLM
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