The paper attempts to explore the implications of introducing a non-trade issue like labour standards into the trade agenda. It argues that the moral or humanitarian arguments are quickly picked up by labour and trade lobbies because it is a convenient manner of camouflaging the 'real' or 'core'...

The paper argues that WTO has not been functioning in a transparent manner and that the benefits of globalisation have not reached all countries. If Seattle is any indication, WTO is in fact 'a rich man's club'. Developed countries have been adopting the strategy of prying open the markets of...

Property rights always create a limited monopoly of the right holder. Intellectual property rights (IPR) came into existence in order to acknowledge and encourage creativity, for example, literary works, although in early days the provision was misused as a government policy. In the subsequent...

The anti-dumping agreement is a major agreement in the rules segment of the Uruguay Round package, although some versions of the anti-dumping code precede the Uruguay Round. Dumping is defined as exporting a product at lower than its 'normal value', interpreted as exporting below the sales price...