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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792458503321

Autore

Arup Christopher <1949->

Titolo

The World Trade Organization knowledge agreements / / Christopher Arup [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-18485-1

1-282-48636-5

9786612486364

0-511-67400-7

0-511-67519-4

0-511-67194-6

0-511-67066-4

0-511-67453-8

0-511-67321-3

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 528 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in law and society

Disciplina

346.04/8

Soggetti

Service industries - Law and legislation

Intellectual property (International law)

Service industries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Trade law as a global mediator -- A global context -- The World Trade Organization -- The general agreement on trade in services -- The case of legal services -- The agreement on trade-related intellectual property rights -- The case of genetic codes -- The case of communications media.

Sommario/riassunto

The WTO intellectual property and services agreements (TRIPs and GATS) form the global legal framework in which governments now regulate trade in knowledge. This second edition analyses the provisions of the agreements and examines closely the thirteen years of implementation and revision. Gathering together the interpretations placed on the agreements by the WTO dispute settlement bodies, it reports on the initiatives taken by the members both to liberalise trade



in knowledge and to shape international business regulation. Drawing on this, Christopher Arup assesses the future of the WTO as a global law-making institution. Three expanded case studies (legal services, genetic codes/essential medicines, and on-line media) illustrate the impact of the agreements and highlight the challenges faced by the WTO in reconciling free trade with social regulation.