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  1. 1. How to Awaken “Dormant” Pro-Development Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Irine Urushadze; [2015]
    Keywords : Intellectual Property; Sustainable Development; TRIPS; SDGs; MDGs; Georgia; Flexibilities; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : It is commonly understood that Intellectual Property Regimes are aimed at protecting private rights and in doing so sometimes neglect public interests. Historically IP systems were considered to allow authors or creators to secure certain monopolies on rights, hence in the 1970s and 1980s the concern over public needs came forward requiring the IP system to respond to it in a way that would stimulate the technological independence of states and therefore development. READ MORE

  3. 2. Is the critique against the current system of Investment Treaty Arbitration legitimate? A study focusing on the financial crisis in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Tornakull; [2012]
    Keywords : Investment law; Investment treaty arbitration; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete behandlar olika aspekter av internationell investeringsrätt. Bilaterala eller regionala investeringsavtal tillsammans med internationell sedvanerätt reglerar mestadels rättsområdet. Sedvanerätten är inte harmoniserad på området vilket gör den osäker för investerare. READ MORE

  4. 3. The War of the White Gold How the increased legalization of WTO affect Burkina Faso's ability to influence American cotton subsidies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Hagberg; [2008]
    Keywords : WTO; Legalization; Cotton; Soft law ; Hard law ; Burkina Faso ; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Traditionally international trade disputes within the WTO have been handled through diplomacy or soft law. In recent years there has been a shift towards a more rule based system within the organization, a shift towards legalization, hard law. READ MORE

  5. 4. BOT and Exit by Dispute Settlement: a Vietnamese Case Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Helena Varga; Sara Lindgren; [2005]
    Keywords : Förmögenhetsrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The BOT model is a type of concessionary arrangement that is gaining tremendous popularity in developing countries as a method of infrastructure project financing. In its most common form, a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangement involves a developing country government that has decided to build new infrastructure and cannot afford the project or does not want to incur the liability of repaying a multilateral loan. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cooperation between World Intellectual Property Organisation and the World Trade Organisation in the field of assistance to developing countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Nasrallah Aflaki; [2004]
    Keywords : Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : There are two matters, which have important impacts on development of the international intellectual property rights (IPRs). The first is the significant economic importance of the IPRs and its large share in international trade and the second is the protection of IPRs especially in developing and importing countries. READ MORE