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The European Court Of Justice (Ecj) And The European Banana Market:, Leonel Enrique Baquerizo

Leonel Enrique Baquerizo

The dispute developed around the EC banana import regime involves important matters in modern societies. It is related with legal issues such as the right of freedom to pursue a trade or business, the principle of non-discrimination, the principle of protection of legitimate expectations, the right to request compensation for damages, the principal of “pacta sunt servanda”, the enforcement of international law, among others. It is also linked with social issues such as international development policies, artificially created lack of opportunities in undeveloped countries and illegal immigration. Finally it is connected with political views about the government power to limits …