Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South: Normative Beliefs and Interests

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Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu (University of Manchester) Collins Chikodili Ajibo (University of Nigeria)

Regional Trade Agreements, Prosperity and the Global South

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Normative Beliefs and Interests

Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu (University of Manchester), Collins Chikodili Ajibo (University of Nigeria)

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English

Cambridge University Press
19 January 2026

International trade; Public international law

Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

This book provides a thought-provoking critical analysis of the functionality of regional trade regimes in the Global South. It examines four regional trade agreements (RTAs) - the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the United States-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement (USMCA). Ngangjoh Hodu and Ajibo argue that while there has been immense enthusiasm amongst countries in the Global South to create RTAs, this has not translated into concerted efforts to make the RTAs work as envisaged, resulting in RTAs that are largely lacking in concreteness. In this innovative work, the authors invite international economic lawyers and other stakeholders to reflect on how normative beliefs and interests inform inter-state relations and thereby, the law of regional economic community. In so doing, it argues that the idea of prosperity underpinning RTAs as they currently exist is more of a mirage than reality.

By: Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu (University of Manchester), Collins Chikodili Ajibo (University of Nigeria)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 576g
ISBN: 9781009348515
ISBN 10: 1009348515
Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 19 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; Part I. Prosperity in International Trade Law as a Mirage: A Mutually constituted approach to Regional Trade Law: 1. Normative beliefs in international trade law; 2. Globalisation and regional trade arrangements; 3. Regional trade regimes, disputes settlement and International law; Part II. Prosperity and Specific Regional Trade Arrangements as International Regimes: 4. The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as an international regime; 5. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) as a legal regime; 6. Southern Common market (Mercosur) as an international regime; 7. USMCA as a regional integration project; 8. Achieving lasting prosperity in regional trade law: possible lessons for future trade arrangements; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu is a Professor of International Law at the University of Manchester Law School. He has written many books and over four dozen articles and book chapters on international law with focus on international economic law and the Global South. He is regularly consulted by governments around the world, regional organisations and UN Agencies on international law issues. Collins Chikodili Ajibo (Ph.D. and LLM Manchester) holds Georg Forster Research Fellowship and Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowship. Dr Ajibo is a Reader at the University of Nigeria. He is the author of The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: Legal and Policy Frameworks (2024)