<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article posits a new taxonomy and framework for assessing regulatory coherence in the new generation of mega-regional, cross-cutting free trade agreements. Using the Trans-Pacific Partnership as the primary example, this article situates the rise of regulatory coherence within the current trade landscape, provides clear definitions of regulatory coherence, and argues that the real engine of regulatory coherence lies in the work of international standard setting organizations. This work has been little examined in the current literature. The article provides a detailed examination of the mechanics by which the Trans-Pacific Partnership promotes regulatory standardization and concludes with some normative implications and calls for future research.</p></abstract>

This article posits a new taxonomy and framework for assessing regulatory coherence in the new generation of mega-regional, cross-cutting free trade agreements. Using the Trans-Pacific Partnership as the primary example, this article situates the rise of regulatory coherence within the current trade landscape, provides clear definitions of regulatory coherence, and argues that the real engine of regulatory coherence lies in the work of international standard setting organizations. This work has been little examined in the current literature. The article provides a detailed examination of the mechanics by which the Trans-Pacific Partnership promotes regulatory standardization and concludes with some normative implications and calls for future research.

Regulatory Coherence and Standardization Mechanisms in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

University of Denver, University of California, Berkeley,

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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This article posits a new taxonomy and framework for assessing regulatory coherence in the new generation of mega-regional, cross-cutting free trade...

Regulatory Coherence and Standardization Mechanisms in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Published Online: Dec 31, 2016

Page range: 505 - 538

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjals-2016-0018

© 2016 Phoenix X. F. Cai

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