This article focuses on the effects
international trade agreements have on
human rights in developing countries. The
author argues that human rights law makes
concrete demands of states when they are
engaged in economic law-making, such as
negotiating trade policies (creating
"economic human rights"). The article
asserts that by restricting certain
economic activities in developing
countries, trade agreements often hurt the
most economically vulnerable portions of
society, such as women. The article begins
with a survey of human rights and states'