Broadcasting treaty – South Centre statement at SCCR 43
"We note with concern that the proposed text expands beyond the agreed mandate, under the approach of expanding exclusive rights to broadcasters with narrow limitations and exceptions (L&Es)..."
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South Centre General Statement on L&Es to SCCR 4313-17 March 2023
The copyright system must be truly balanced. It means it should enable public interest purposes, particularly access to knowledge and education, a fair reward for creators, and real incentives – (more...)
The Midterm Comprehensive Review of the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development amid growing tension between a human rights perspective and the commodification and privatization of waterBy Luis Fernando Rosales Lozada
Climate change is affecting (more...)
Understanding the Functioning of EU Geographical IndicationsBy Andrea Zappalaglio
This contribution investigates the functioning of the EU sui generis Geographical Indication (GI) system, with a specific focus on the regime for the protection of agricultural products and (more...)
AU-DELÀ DE LA RESPONSABILITÉ SOCIALE DE L’ENTREPRISE : RENFORCER LE DEVOIR DE DILIGENCE EN MATIÈRE DE DROITS DE L’HOMME AU MOYEN DE L’INSTRUMENT JURIDIQUEMENT CONTRAIGNANT RELATIF AUX ENTREPRISES ET AUX DROITS DE L’HOMMEPar Daniel Uribe (more...)
Más allá de la responsabilidad social de las empresas: reforzar la diligencia debida en materia de derechos humanos mediante el Instrumento jurídicamente vinculante sobre empresas y derechos humanosPor Daniel Uribe Terán
El debate sobre la (more...)
Digital taxation under the OECD Amount A and UN Article 12B mechanisms for market jurisdictions in Africa: a comparative analysis By Erica Rakotonirina
This Policy Brief examines the need for the evolution and harmonization of international taxation in the face of the (more...)
Opening Statement of the South Centre to the WHO INB4February 27, 2023
The South Centre, the international organization and think tank of 55 developing countries, appreciates the opportunity to provide a statement.
We applaud the effort done so far, yet consider (more...)
Towards a WTO Anchored in SDGsBy Mohan Kumar
The WTO faces an existential crisis, despite a reasonable outcome at the Twelfth Ministerial Conference. The one way by which the WTO can resuscitate itself is to make sure that the negotiating agenda is anchored in the (more...)
Strengthening United Nations Actions in the Field of Human Rights through the Promotion of International CooperationSouth CentreGeneva, 24 February 2023
The South Centre submits the following written contribution to the United Nations Secretary (more...)
The UPOV accession process: Preventing appropriate PVP laws for new membersBy Nirmalya Syam, Shirin Syed, and Viviana Munoz-Tellez
The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is an intergovernmental organization established by the (more...)
The Right to Seeds in AfricaThe United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and the Right to Seeds in AfricaGeneva Academy Briefing No. 22By Karine Peschard, Christophe Golay and Lulbahri (more...)
