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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

Litigating Sustainability: A Governance Perspective on Liability for Value Chain Externalities

LEXSECURE PI Jakko Salminen presented on the topic ‘Litigating Sustainability: A Governance Perspective on Liability for Value Chain Externalities’ (co-authored by the project’s WP2 leader Mikko Rajavuori) at the Conference on Sustainability and Corporate Accountability, organised online by the Sustainability Law Research Group at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo on April…

Proactive Contracting and Legal Design as enablers of systemic change

LEXSECURE researchers Isabell Storsjö (UTU) and Piia Kaave (ULapland) presented the paper ‘Proactive contracting and legal design: Enablers of systemic change in purchasing and supply chain management’ on April 3, 2023 at the annual conference of the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA) in Barcelona (2–5 April 2023). Juho Salonranta (UEF), who…

New project publication: Changing Causal Narratives and Risk Perceptions on Foreign Investment: the Riskification of Chinese Investments in the Nordic Region

A new article, ‘Changing Causal Narratives and Risk Perceptions on Foreign Investment: the Riskification of Chinese Investments in the Nordic Region’ authored by Mikael Mattlin and LEXSECURE project co-PI Mikko Rajavuori (Work Package 2), has been published online by the journal East Asia. The article surveys recent legislative and policy changes on foreign investments in…

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