LEXSECURE Project Information
The LEXSECURE project studies the legal foundations of global supply chains and what could be done to ensure secure supply of critical goods, such as medical supplies, in times of global crises. Today’s system of transnational trade is based on the belief that state interference should be avoided to allow free and efficient trade. Nonetheless, several exceptions are built into the system to allow states and private actors to derogate from this starting point in case of internal crises. If global trade is instead struck by a system-wide crisis, such as global refugee streams, climate change, or a pandemic like COVID-19, then there is a danger that each state’s uncoordinated and indiscriminate use of available exceptions disrupts the system more than is reasonable and prevents critical supplies from reaching those most in need. LEXSECURE maps the system of exceptions in transnational trade and evaluates possibilities for developing secure supply chains to counter future crises. It seeks to develop a coherent approach to fostering security of supply through law – as opposed to the current regulatory approach that seems to drift to the use of exceptions every time the society is faced with a crisis.
Project period: 21.08.2020 → 30.11.2023
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Latest from LEXSECURE
New project publication: Strategic resilience and global value chains: Reshaping the global legaleconomic order
A new article, Strateginen resilienssi ja ylikansalliset arvoketjut: kohti uutta talousoikeutta [ Strategic resilience and global value chains: Reshaping the global legaleconomic order] has been published in Lakimies, the journal of the Suomalainen Lakimiesyhdistys [Finnish Lawyers’ Association]. The article is co-authored by the project consortium researchers Jaakko Salminen, Mikko Rajavuori, Mika Viljanen, Kirsi-Maria Halonen, Isabell Storsjö,…
Unpacking the role of law in securing supply and enhancing value chain resilience: a report from the final project events
What is role of law in securing supply? What is the role of law in enhancing value chain resilience and sustainability? These were the broad questions dealt with at the LEXSECURE project’s final dissemination seminar and academic workshop, which took place on October 24-25, 2023, in Helsinki. Open Seminar: The Role of Law in Ensuring…
Appointment news
LEXSECURE co-PI Mika Viljanen has been appointed Professor of Private Law (as of 1 October 2023).
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