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The role of registers and databases in the protection of traditional knowledge: a comparative analysis
Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2004There are various mechanisms which can be used to protect Traditional Knowledge (TK).DocumentTowards an East Asian free trade area
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003This paper discusses the process and effects of East Asian countries embracing free trade agreements (FTA), with the removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers on international trade between member countries.DocumentComparing EU free trade agreements: investment
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2004This paper discusses and compares a number of free trade agreements the EU holds, namely, The Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements, EU-Mexico Global Agreement and the EU-Chile Association AgreementAmong the authors findings are:All EU Free Trade Agreements stop short of including protection provisions such as expropriation and compensation clausesdisagreement between EU MembeDocumentISO social responsibility standardization: an outline of the issues
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2004The background to this paper is the a mandate to discuss and to advise the ISO Council on:whether ISO should develop standards or other documents on the subject of CSRwhat the scope of such work should be; andthe kind of deliverables ISO should develop.This paper outlines IISD’s perspective on the above issues.DocumentInternational investment perspectives
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004The articles in the report cover a wide range of investment topics, the highlights of which include:foreign direct investment (FDI) in the OCED continued to fall in 2003. This appears to be due to the sluggish macroeconomic performance of many of the larger OCED economies, not least Europe.DocumentThe disease of the day: acute treatyitis: the myths and consequences of free trade agreements with the US
GRAIN, 2004While the World Trade Organization (WTO) (following the failure of negotiations in Cancun) and FTAA have been said to be floundering, the paper argues that another epidemic of 'treatyitis' has been spreading, that is the flourishing of bilateral free trade agreements initiated by the US, EU, Australia, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific economic block.The paper argues that this is an attempt to speedDocumentWater justice for all: global and local resistance to the control and commodification of water
Friends of the Earth International, 2003This report explores the issue of global water justice.DocumentE-commerce for exporting garments from South Africa: digital dividend or leap of faith?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003This paper attempts to understand whether leading export-oriented garment producers in South Africa are using business to business (B2B) e-commerce to expand their reach into new markets, and to prepare and complete transactions with overseas buyers.DocumentImplementing the human right to food: domestic obligations and the international trade in agriculture
Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2003This paper reports on a workshop held in September 2003 in Cancun, Mexico.