Human right and world trade agreements: Using general exeption clauses to protect human rights

The relationship between trade oand human rights has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. While trade can be an engine for the economic growth needed to combat poverty and promote development, it can also threaten human rights in some situations. This publication explores one of several, namely the use of general exeption clauses in world trade agreements, it sets out to demonstrate how three specific exeptions allowing states to take measures to protect public morals, human life or health and public order could be relavant to human rights