articles about free trade agreements
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Introduction. I. The new wave of TRIPS criticism. II. What has the new WTO legal system really achieved? III. What accounts for TRIPs-Plus and TRIPs-Minus? IV. Closing remarks and further prospects
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Introduction. I. The past. A. The Bargain Narrative. B. The Coercion Narrative. C, The Ignorance Narrative. D. The Self-interest Narrative. E. Summary. II. The present. III. The future. A. Construe the TRIPs Agreement Through a Pro-Development Lens. B. Explore the Public Interest Safeguards in the TRIPs Agreement. C. Take Advantage of the WTO Dispute Settlement Process. D. Add Explicit Access Rights to the TRIPs Agreement. E. Explore the Use of Alternative International Regimes. F. Facilitate Coalition Building. G. Explore the Tension Between the European Communities and the United States. H. Assess the Compatibility Between the Free Trade Agreements and the Multilateral Trading System. Conclusion.
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Context. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2. Globalization. 1.3. Fragmentation. II. Concepts. 2.1. Allegory. 2.2. Culture. 2.3. Diversity. 2.4. Markets. 2.5. Innovation. 2.6. Tradition. 2.7. Rights. III. Conclusions
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Issues Arising When a Company is in Financial Difficulties 1.1 How does a creditor take security over assets in Brazil? 1.2 In what circumstances might transactions entered into whilst the company is in financial difficulties be vulnerable to attack? 1.3 What are the liabilities of directors (in particular civil, criminal or disqualification) for continuing to trade whilst a company is in financial difficulties in Brazil? 1.4 Is it common to achieve a restructuring outside a formal procedure in Brazil? In what circumstances might this be possible? 2 Formal Procedures 2.1 What are the main types of formal procedures available for companies in financial difficulties in Brazil? 2.2 What are the tests for insolvency in Brazil? 2.3 On what grounds can the company be placed into each proced...
... to the provisions of the law or of the articles of association of the corporation. In Brazil, crim... proceeding will be transferred to purchaser free and clear of any liens and encumbrances, and the p... of assets, resulted from lease agreements, irrevocable real estate purchase agreements with ... series of documents including explanations about the financial difficulties encountered by debtor, ...
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The evolving nature of "propertized" trademarks. II. Nineteenth century universality. III. The rise of territoriality. IV. "Territoriality" re-examined. A. Territorial registration. B. Territorial enforcement. C. Territorial goodwill. V. Universality reconsidered. VI. "Unitorrial" marks. VII. Conclusion.
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Abstract II Introduction III. The rote of documentation in ABS and TK governance 2.1 CBD’s role in fair and equitable Benefit Sharing 2.2 The case for Compliance measures III. Similarities and differences of certification schemes 3.1 Certificates of origin 3.1.1 Certificates as incentives for compliance 3.1.2 Why certificates of origin, why not certificates of access? 3.1.3 Certification as an Interim Measure for Protection of TK 3.1.4 Potential content 3.2 Certificates of source 3.3 Certifi- cates of legal provenance 3.4 Certificates of compliance 3.5 Comparative analysis of Certification proposals IV. Certificates in International ABS and TK Governance 4.1 Group of Technical Experts on Certificates of Origin/source/legal provenance 4.2 Challenges for implementation of certification...