Will a Plurilateral Agreement be a Possible Option? Clinic: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Fall 2019 Beneficiary: The South Centre Executive Summary (Full report can be read here)**​ The aim of this Report is to address the concerns of developing countries regarding the misappropriation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge by analysing new ways to implement international law obligations upon local patent systems to impose, strengthen or broaden the disclosure obligati

Analysing Current Proposals & Thinking “Outside the Box” Clinic: Graduate Institute, Fall 2019 Beneficiary: Punta Del Este Group Executive Summary (Full report can be read here)**​ Transparency is crucial to all aspects of the WTO. It aids the administration of WTO agreements and disputes settlement, allows agenda setting for negotiation for new disciplines, and fosters trust between WTO Members by increasing predictability in trade relations. This report examines transparenc

Santiago Wills, a leader of the Universidad de los Andes TradeLab pilot clinic and now serving as the Ambassador of Colombia, was recently appointed chair of the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules. As chair, he will lead discussions regarding fisheries subsidies, furthering UN Sustainable Development Goals and ocean protection. To read more, click here. #LosAndes #WTO #SustainableDevelopment #Colombia #PilotClinic #Negotiation #Environment

Executive Summary (Summary of a project undertaken for Trade Law Bureau, Government of Canada)* (Full report can be read here)** The seventy years following the establishment of the multilateral trading regime with the GATT 1947 have seen very few invocations of national security exceptions to treaty obligations. Recently, this trend has begun to change. The use of Article XXI of the GATT 1994 has seen a significant upswing during 2017 and 2018. The current flurry of trade-di

Executive Summary (Summary of a confidential project undertaken for a government entity)* Trade facilitation and effectively managing potential trade barriers are fundamental goals of any nation’s foreign relations branch. Knowing what other nations do to effect communication between government and industry members is key in developing one’s own mechanisms. To this end, at the request of a government’s trade bureau, we researched various mechanisms from several countries and

Short summary of a Confidential Project for an International Government Organization The students of the Monash Law Clinic (2019) undertook two related projects for an intergovernmental organisation in respect of two developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. For the second project, students evaluated five legislative proposals for their compatibility with Country B’s obligations under WTO law. The proposals were also evaluated for compatibility with Country B’s consti

Short summary of a Confidential Project for an International Government Organization The students of the Monash Law Clinic (2019) undertook two related projects for an intergovernmental organisation in respect of two developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The first project for Country A evaluated three legislative proposals for their compatibility with Country A’s obligations under WTO law and an investment law chapter of a preferential trade agreement that Country

Clinic: UWI, Spring 2019 Short Summary (Summary of a Confidential project for a Government Entity)* This memorandum seeks to provide an overview and analysis of the alternative options available to a Government in relation to the high tariffs that are currently in place for the manufacturing sector. This memorandum analyzes the numerous aids and defences provided for small developing countries under the WTO and GATT 1994 framework and provides policy recommendations, taking i

Clinic: Queens University and UOttawa, Spring 2019 Beneficiary: EAC Secretariat Introduction * Full Report and Appendices available here On behalf of the joint International Trade and Investment Law Practicum at the University of Ottawa and Queen’s University (“the Joint Clinic”), Simon Gollish, Andrew MacDonald, and Alina Smirnova (“the Team”) are grateful for the opportunity to work on a project for the benefit of the East African Community Secretariat (“the Beneficiary”).

Clinic: UWI, Spring 2018 Short Summary of a Confidential project undertaken for an International Government Organization The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the ongoing negotiations being conducted at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the subject of electronic commerce (e-commerce), taking into account the financial and resource-based, infrastructural and regulatory challenges of developing countries which impede their ability to actively participate in