- Title
- The African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Context
- Creator
- Conjwa, Siviwe
- Subject
- Customs unions -- Africa
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- LLM
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/47347
- Identifier
- vital:39849
- Description
- The economic integration of the African continent has been an ideal pursued by most African states for a considerable number of years. This has been due to the notion that regional integration offers greater opportunities for developing states participating in global trade. Regional integration is regarded by some states as crucial to the alleviation of poverty on the African continent and, to this end, several African states have formed part of several regional blocs on the continent. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (hereafter the AfCFTA) was signed in 2018, with the intention of removing barriers to the free movement of goods and services on the continent. The rationale behind the AfCFTA is that greater opportunities for the development of the African continent can be unlocked if the economies of the continent can be amalgamated into a single market. The AfCFTA is set to be the world’s largest free trade area, bringing together 55 states with a combined population of more than 1 billion people. This research contextualises the establishment of the AfCFTA within the greater context of the integration agenda of the African continent. Of particular significance is the role of the already existing Regional Economic Communities in the formulation of the AfCFTA, as well as the question as to whether global trade provisions regulating the creation of free trade areas have been complied with by the AfCFTA. The manner in which regional agreements are implemented by member states is also an important discussion that forms a part of this research. This is to ensure that some of the potential challenges in the implementation of the AfCFTA are laid bare, so as to ensure that the objectives thereof are attained as envisaged.
- Format
- v, 115 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Law
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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