The USMCA must be amended to ensure access to affordable drugs in MexicoBy Maria Fabiana Jorge
The intellectual property rights (IPRs) chapter of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) grants longer and broader monopolies to originator pharmaceutical companies than those (more...)
UN tax committee gets a boost through new working methodsBy Abdul Muheet Chowdhary
The UN in May published a document titled ‘Practices and Working Methods for the Committee Of Experts On International Cooperation In Tax Matters’. For those who believe that the (more...)
‘Phase 1B’ of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiationsBy Peter Lunenborg
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which entered into force on 30 May 2019, represents a unique collaborative effort by African countries to bolster regional and (more...)
Declaration of the Non-Aligned Movement Labour Ministers
The Ministers of Labour of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) reflected on the progress made regarding fundamental labour principles and rights, on the occasion of the centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO) (more...)
Legitimacy Concerns of the Proposed Multilateral Investment Court: Is Democracy Possible?By José Manuel Alvarez Zárate
Growing concerns in Europe about international investment regimes and investor-state dispute settlement systems pushed the European Union into (more...)
Intellectual Property and Electronic Commerce: Proposals in the WTO and Policy Implications for Developing CountriesBy Vitor Ido
This policy brief explains the mandate of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on electronic commerce under the work program on e-commerce, which was (more...)
South Centre Statement on Access to Biosimilars/Biogeneric Medicines at the WHA 72
The revision of the guidelines on similar therapeutic products mandated by Resolution WHA67.21 is crucial for promoting the availability of and access to biosimilars. The reduction in prices (more...)
