| acp | African, Caribbean and Pacific States |
| aetr | European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport |
| ag | Advocate General |
| asean | Association of East Asian Nations |
| bit | Bilateral investment treaty |
| cafta-dr | Central America Free Trade Area-Dominican Republic |
| cariforum | Caribbean Forum |
| cbdr | Common but differentiated responsibility |
| csd | Commission on Sustainable Development |
| ccp | Common commercial policy |
| ceta | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| cfi | Court of First Instance |
| cfreu | Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
| cifa | Cooperation and Investment Facilitation Agreement |
| cites | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| cjeu | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| cml Rev | Common Market Law Review |
| comesa | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| cptpp | Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| csr | Corporate social responsibility |
| dag | Domestic Advisory Group |
| dg | Directorate-General |
| ecj | European Court of Justice |
| ecowas | Economic Community of West African States |
| ect | Energy Charter Treaty |
| edf | European Development Fund |
| eia | Environmental impact assessment |
| ema | Euro-Mediterranean Agreement |
| epa | Economic Partnership Agreement |
| EU | European Union |
| euccai | European Union-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment |
| eujfta | European Union-Japan Free Trade Agreement |
| eukfta | European Union-Korea Free Trade Agreement |
| eumerfta | European Union-mercosur Free Trade Agreement |
| eumfta | European Union-Mexico Free Trade Agreement |
Europarecht |
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| euratom | European Atomic Energy Community |
| eusfta | European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement |
| eusipa | European Union-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement |
| euvfta | European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement |
| euvipa | European Union-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement |
| fdi | Foreign direct investment |
| fet | Fair and equitable treatment |
| fta | Free trade agreement |
| gatt | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| gats | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| gc | General Court |
| gsp | Generalised tariff preferences |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| ics | Investment Court System |
| icsid | International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| iia | International investment agreement |
| iisd | International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| ilc | International Law Commission |
| ilo | International Labour Organization |
| ipa | Investment protection agreement |
| ipfsd | Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development |
| isds | Investor-State dispute settlement |
| itlos | International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| mea | Multilateral environmental agreement |
| mercosur | Mercado Común del Sur |
| mfn | Most-favoured nation |
| mne | Multinational enterprise |
| naaec | North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
| naalc | North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation |
| nafta | Nord American Free Trade Agreement |
| ncp | National Contact Point |
| ndc | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| oecd | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| oj | Official Journal of the European Union |
| pacer | Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations |
| paic | Pan-African Investment Code |
| pca | Permanent Court of Arbitration |
| pca | Partnership and Association Agreement |
Stabilisation and Association Agreement |
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| sadc | South African Development Community |
| sd | Sustainable development |
| sdg | Sustainable Development Goal |
| sia | Sustainability Impact Assessment |
| tec | Treaty Establishing the European Community |
| teu | Treaty on European Union |
| tfeu | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| trims | Trade-Related Investment Measures |
| tsd | Trade and Sustainable Development |
| ttip | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UN | United Nations |
| uncac | United Nations Convention against Corruption |
| uncitral | United National Commission on International Trade Law |
| unctad | United Nations Conference for Trade and Development |
| unea | United Nations Environment Assembly |
| unep | United Nations Environmental Programme |
| unfccc | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| ungp | United Nations Guiding Principle on Business and Human Rights |
| USA | United States of America |
| usmca | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement |
| vctl | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
| wto | World Trade Organization |
| yel | Yearbook of European Law |