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Over the past four decades or so, the issues that have dominated WTO/GATT negotiations have generally fallen in the … rules and for their application. [WTO Research Series No.1] …
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By the end of 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) will complete its five years of existence. At that time, re … have used various escape routes in the WTO agreements to minimise their reform commitments. India will have to concentrate …
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The 1994 Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (the WTO Agreement), requires each WTO member to … annexed Agreements.†It is natural for the issue of WTO conformity to be a subject of much attention if it should arise in … deals with. The paper analyzes legal issues that arise in the overall context of WTO conformity of Indian law with Indiaâ …
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A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"—i.e., overlapping regional trade agreements—of trade deals and others who see net beneficial effects in...
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Under certain conditions it is optimal for the noninnovating south to give patent protection for a longer time period than the innovating north. A cooperative patent agreement involves a larger protection by each country compared to the non-cooperative situation. [WP 9].
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This paper takes a detailed look at the SSM and analyzes its usefulness for developing countries. It also explores how the concept of a special agricultural safeguard has evolved in the present round of negotiations and what are the country positions on SSMs in the Doha Round. The paper then...
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human rights ; 2. the mechanism which enabled the progressive shift of global agreements negotiated at WTO to bilateral or … multilateral agreements negotiated outside WTO ; 3. the role of the main parties involved in the protection of IP, in particular … WTO, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of …
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This paper examines the socio-economic condition of women in India. The paper begins by delving into different forms of violence faced by women in India, giving special attention to the work sphere and the political economic order, in order to give a backdrop to the following discussion. The...
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TRIPS is a reality and India has to rework its patent law to conform to it. But that does not mean that we have a patent law that provides for TRIPS plus rules. Our interest lies in taking full advantage of any flexibility available in the agreement
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interaction between PTAs and the multilateral trading system. URL:[http://www.wto …
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