This book, relying on the human rights clause in the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement argues that ACP countries, contrary to the widely held view, can employ human rights as an impartial tool in their trade relations with the EU and its member states. It demonstrates that for sustainable development to be achieved within the realm of trade, the realisation of human rights should be seen as its central objective and the contracting parties should give due regard to this in their formulation and implementation of trade rules. For ACP countries, this would entitle them to resist market opening...