International Symposium | Legal Mechanisms for Enforcing Sustainability Standards in Cross-Border Trade | University of Mysore | NUALS Kochi | UCLouvain (Belgium) | JSS Law College (Mysore)
Dates: January 23–25, 2026
Mode: Online
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Sustainability standards have become central to contemporary cross-border trade governance, shaping market access, supply chains, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions. The growing emphasis on environmental protection, human rights, labour standards, and climate accountability—particularly through evolving European Union regulations—has significant implications for global trade partners, including India.
The European Union has emerged as a global norm-setter through instruments such as the European Green Deal, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Due Diligence Directives, and sustainable supply chain regulations. These frameworks increasingly shape market access conditions beyond EU borders, directly impacting trade partners such as India, whose economy is deeply integrated into global value chains.
Against this backdrop, the Symposium seeks to critically examine the legal mechanisms used to design, implement, and enforce sustainability standards in cross-border trade, with a particular emphasis on comparative perspectives between the EU and India. It will explore how domestic regulations, international trade law, WTO disciplines, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and private regulatory regimes interact to promote—or at times hinder—sustainable trade practices.
The deliberations over three days will bring together academicians, legal scholars, policymakers, trade practitioners, industry representatives, and civil society stakeholders to foster informed dialogue on regulatory convergence, compliance challenges, trade competitiveness, and developmental concerns. Special attention will be given to the implications of EU sustainability measures for Indian exporters, SMEs, and developing-country economies, as well as India’s evolving legal and policy responses.
By facilitating interdisciplinary and comparative discussions, the Symposium aspires to contribute to a deeper understanding of how sustainability objectives can be effectively enforced without undermining equity, inclusivity, and economic development. The outcomes are expected to generate valuable insights and policy recommendations for shaping balanced and cooperative legal frameworks for sustainable cross-border trade between the EU, India, and the wider global community.
Day 1: Foundations, Frameworks & Global Context
Day 2: Enforcement Challenges & Legal Innovations
Day 3: Regional Perspectives, Emerging Issues & The Path Forward
✔ E-Certificates will be provided to registered participants.
Mr. Aadil Muhammed Syed
Student, B.A. LL.B (Hons.), National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, Kerala, India
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