Nepal became the 147th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 23 April 2004. It is the first least-developed country (LDC) to join the WTO through the full working party negotiations process. Nepal's Membership to the WTO was inspired by its aspirations to change and diversify the...

The existing practice of accession to the World Trade Organization by the least-developed countries (LDCs) is frequently criticized for being overly onerous. Critics and academics have explained the onerous nature of the accession process in several ways. This article draws attention to the gaps...

This article analyzes making rules in the WTO in special reference to Article 6 of the TRIPS Agreement. The Uruguay Round negotiations were mainly occupied with two competing concepts on parallel imports: prohibiting or permitting parallel imports. The Contracting Parties were extremely adamant...

It is normally true that international trade negotiations result in making international trade rules. What is not evidently understood, however, is whether international trade negotiations are designed to apply international trade theories in making rules or not. To put it clearly, what role do...

The flawed Doha Round is mired in two fundamental problems. First, it has fallen victim to key players' reluctance to liberalise trade further. Second, the methodology that has been applied is faulty, legitimising the widespread departure from the original purpose and legal framework of the WTO....

This paper analyzes the process, methodology, and underlying trends of the Doha Round Negotiations under the World Trade Organization. It argues that the Doha Round is producing derogation, constructed advantage, and asymmetry caused by the underlying erroneous trends and methodology. It claims...

This paper analyzes the fundamental qualities of a successful leader. A leader is needed in every organizational set-up ranging from business organizations to political organizations and a statesman. Besides some disciplinary specialties, successful leaders in almost all disciplines demonstrate...

The question anybody could ask but rarely asked is – could positivism be applied in making laws? This question is fundamental because most of the positivist jurists have either left investigating this issue or have made only an impressionistic investigation. As a result, positivism mainly...

Almost a decade has been invested negotiating the Doha Round. No substantial outcomes are produced yet. With widespread hopes, efforts are intensified to make it a successful round. At the same time, pervasive interests of the powerful countries and lobbying groups have come in the way of its...