Regulating the intangible in a data-driven world: International Law and digital trade

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Luvizotto, Barbara
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: eng
• Instituição de defesa: Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USP
• Palavras-chave em Português: Acordos regionais de comércio; Brasil; Brazil; Comércio digital; Cross-border data flows; Developing countries; Digital trade; Direito Internacional; Fluxo transfronteiriço de dados; International Law; Países em desenvolvimento; Regional Trade Agreements (RTA)
• Link de acesso: https://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2135/tde-15032024-095602/

This research aims to set out how digital trade is being regulated at the global level both at the multilateral and regional levels, to assess where Brazil currently stands in regulating digital trade, and where it should be heading. Several matters impact digital trade, but this research is focused on the regulation of the following key issues: (i) cross-border data flows, data localization, and personal data protection; (ii) trade facilitation and consumer protection; and (iii) cybersecurity. It argues that considering the lack of progress in regulating digital trade at the WTO level, Brazil should engage at the regional level in regulating digital trade. In this context, Brazil must develop, based on the identification of main existing regional digital trade models set out in RTAs, its own model of rules to regulate digital trade. The assessment carried out in this thesis demonstrates that recent trade agreements concluded by Brazil both individually and in the context of the Mercosur can serve as a sound basis for future digital trade negotiations. While they certainly share parallels with the US, EU, and Chinese approaches, recommendations will be made in an attempt to contribute to a digital trade strategy that is more coherent with Brazils domestic policy objectives, while at the same time navigates effectively in the unfolding international scenario.