Sustainable development in the Mercosur-European Union Association Agreement: tensions and expectations

This article offers an internationalist perspective on the environmental issue within interregional agreements, focusing European Union-Mercosur Free Trade Association Agreement, which is currently in process of ratifications. We qualitatively analyze history and evolution international law, importance indicative origin said legal discipline, dialogue sources typical Public International Law order to highlight strengths Soft construction a global paradigm of. Sustainable Development. consider aspects regulations, where nature right sustainable development analyzed, as well limitation sovereignty States these issues; conceiving it fundamental human person jus cogens norm. The Agreement considered relevant point analysis, how could have impact dispute resolution mechanisms procedures established by MERCOSUR Union regarding disputes that may arise relation commercial activities affect environment. methodology was deductive, with bibliographic survey, analysis jurisprudence exegesis normative texts.