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Brussels effect

Brussels effect proper noun: the process of unilateral regulatory globalisation caused by the European Union de facto (but not necessarily de jure) externalizing its laws outside its borders through market mechanisms.

Proper noun

the Brussels effect

  1. The process of unilateral regulatory globalisation caused by the European Union de facto (but not necessarily de jure) externalizing its laws outside its borders through market mechanisms.

Origin of Brussels effect

Coined by Finnish-American legal scholar Anu Bradford in 2012, named after the California effect.

Questions about Brussels effect

What does Brussels effect mean?
Brussels effect means the process of unilateral regulatory globalisation caused by the European Union de facto (but not necessarily de jure) externalizing its laws outside its borders through market mechanisms.
What part of speech is Brussels effect?
Brussels effect is a proper noun.

Words near Brussels effect in the dictionary

  1. Brusselkale
  2. Brusselkales
  3. Brussels
  4. Brussels carpet
  5. Brussels carpets
  6. Brussels effect
  7. Brussels English
  8. Brussels griffon
  9. Brussels griffons
  10. Brussels ground
  11. Brussels grounds

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