The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the Asia-Pacific from a legal perspective

Manuel Cienfuegos Mateo, catedrático (A) de Derecho de la Unión Europea, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona); profesor afiliado, UPF Barcelona School of Management. manuel.cienfuegos@upf.edu. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8369-0681 

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, better known as the RCEP, is a free trade agreement signed by 15 countries from the Asia-Pacific region in November 2020. It took effect in January 2022. After presenting an overview of the agreement, this paper looks at the negotiations and the current state of the RCEP. It then focuses on its basic content, particularly from a legal standpoint, as it analyses the institutional framework, the decision rule, its legal sources and the dispute settlement system, without omitting to look at the agreement from an economic perspective.

Key words: Asia-Pacific, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), free trade area, legal-institutional framework, consensus decision, dispute settlement, economy

How to cite this article: Cienfuegos Mateo, Manuel. «La Asociación Económica Integral Regional (RCEP) en Asia-Pacífico desde la perspectiva jurídica». Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, n.º 136 (abril de 2024), p. 159-182. DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.136.1.159

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 136, p. 159-182
Quadrimestral (January-April 2024)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2024.136.1.159

Reception date: 18.04.23  ; Acceptance date:  26.09.23

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