Constitutional traditions as boundaries in standardizing administrative rulemaking through trade agreements

• Main Authors: LIU, Han-wei, LIN, Ching-Fu
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: public international law; CPTPP; regulatory coherence; good regulatory practices; Administrative Procedural Act; Westminster tradition; International Trade Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4417; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6375/viewcontent/constitutional_traditions_as_boundaries_in_standardising_administrative_rulemaking_through_trade_agreements.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Pioneered by the US, recent mega-regional trade agreements such as the CPTPP have incorporated ‘regulatory coherence’ provisions—mirroring the US Administrative Procedural Act's core designs—to balance between domestic regulatory autonomy and international cooperation. Building upon existing li...