This article examines the origins, gestation and promulgation of ACTA. It observes that the negotiation of ACTA under conditions of secrecy and confidentiality has created a new paradigm for the negotiation of international intellectual property instruments

During the last twenty years the international protection of geographical indications (GIs) has experienced a worldwide resurgence spurred by both the greater need and the additional opportunities offered by the global marketplace for the diversification of agricultural products and foodstuffs....

This chapter considers the international negotiations concerning the extension of the special protection for the geographical indications for wines and spirits provided in the WTO TRIPS Agreement to agricultural and handicraft products