This paper considers legal implications that are likely to emerge from the implementation of a TRIPS Waiver decision. Assuming that a Waiver is adopted in the form presented in the May 2021 proposal by South Africa and India et al, we review the interaction between the Waiver and other...

Die transatlantischen Handelsbeziehungen haben sich unter der Biden-Administration - trotz verbleibender Konflikte - sehr deutlich verbessert. In der Folge sind die USA als Exportpartner mit einem Ausfuhranteil von fast 10 Prozent im ersten Halbjahr 2022 für Deutschland noch wichtiger geworden,...

The world is facing an unprecedented health crisis in the form of COVID-19, which has had a profound effect on the global economy, trade, and the multilateral trading system. The event has single-handedly led to the adoption of economically challenging and stringent measures by Members, which in...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) as an institution accords much less of a role to its chief officer and her staff, namely the WTO Director-General and the Secretariat, than do any of its sister international organizations—the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for...

Given the negative impacts of fisheries subsidies on trade, the environment and sustainable development, there have been concerns for eliminating fisheries subsidies via international instruments following the development of international fisheries law, and international trade law, in...

International trade flows based on information. Is the foreign market open? What are the conditions for entry? Are there customs duties to be paid and other regulations that need to be satisfied? Businesses thrive on getting as much certainty as they can find, and this requires reliable...

The world trading system is reeling from the trade war between China and the United States, the disabling of the World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement Understanding and repeated rule-breaking by WTO members. This does not mean the end of the post-war system, but it is being transformed...