The European Union (EU) maintains that the word “Prosecco” is a geographical indication for a type of wine made in Northern Italy, rather than a grape variety. This position has been relied on by the EU to ban the importation of any wine labelled as Prosecco into the EU, and into other...

This chapter contests the claim made by Murphy and Nagel that the choice of tax base is of only instrumental significance to economic justice (The Myth of Ownership (OUP, 2002, 8. 98)). We agree with Murphy and Nagel that what ultimately justifies taxation is its contribution to just outcomes,...

Australian legislation for the plain packaging of tobacco products raises a number of issues concerning the interpretation of TRIPS. Some have argued that TRIPS either confers a right to use or something approaching a right to use that is far more than a privilege of using a trademark....