South Centre Views on US Review of Indian IPR Policy
Below is the official submission of the South Centre sent to the US Trade Representative regarding the Super 301 out of cycle review that the USTR is undertaking with regard to the IPR policy and practice of India. In this submission the South Centre has expressed concern about the pressures that the US is exerting on India to change its IPR policy and laws. (more…)
When medicines no longer work
Millions of people die each year because antibiotics are increasingly unable to cure many diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, influenza and severe stomach ailments. Antibiotic resistance has reached crisis proportions worldwide. (more…)
Innovative Financing Mechanisms: Potential Sources of Financing the WHO Tobacco Convention
This research paper is produced as part of a research being conducted by the South Centre on expanding fiscal policies for global and national tobacco control. The objective of this research is to identify innovative solutions to fill the funding gaps in the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). (more…)
Regional Pooled Procurement of Medicines in the East African Community
This paper explores the current discussions in the East African Community (EAC) with regard to the establishment of a regional pooled procurement mechanism for essential medicines. (more…)
Tackling the Proliferation of Patents: How to Avoid Undue Limitations to Competition and the Public Domain
The steady increase in patent applications and grants that is taking place in developed and some developing countries (notably in China) is sometimes hailed as evidence of the strength of global innovation and of the role of the patent system in encouraging it. However, such an increase does not correspond to a genuine augmentation in innovation. (more…)
G77 celebrates 50th anniversary
This is a special issue of the South Bulletin. It provides many reports on the celebrations held by the Group of 77 and China to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Group’s founding in 1964. (more…)
The IP Negotiations Monitor summarizes the latest developments in multilateral and regional fora where intellectual property negotiations are taking place, and informs on upcoming meetings and events.
(Covering period: February 2014 – June 2014) (more…)
Workshops for patent examiners of the Indian Patent Office in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and New Delhi
Prof. Carlos Correa and Dr. German Velasquez from the South Centre visited the IP offices of Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and New Delhi to conduct four workshops with patent examiners from the four patent offices in India on examination of pharmaceutical patent applications from a public health perspective. (more…)
Obstacles to Development in the Global Economic System
I. Obstacles to Development Arising from the International System
As the international community wades into the political discussions regarding the alternatives to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015 and the design of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as mandated by the Rio+20 conference, it is timely to consider the question of whether development is a matter mostly of individual effort on the part of nation-states or whether there are elements in the international economic system that could serve as significant obstacles to national development efforts. (more…)
Major issues on world economy and WTO, FTAs, IPRs debated at South Centre Conference
This issue of South Bulletin focuses on the South Conference on the global economy and the state of multilateral negotiations. The conference addressed major issues on the world economy, trade, intellectual property, climate change and sustainable development. (more…)
The G77 Extraordinary Summit of heads of states and governments of the G77 and China countries was held in Santa Cruz, Brazil, on 14-15 June 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77 in 1964. One of the main outcomes of the Summit was a Declaration which was adopted by the Summit at its plenary session on 14 June. (more…)
Integrating a Gender Perspective in Climate Change, Development Policy and the UNFCCC
This policy brief discusses the opportunities, challenges and constraints for integrating a gender perspective into global climate change policy as well as the current effort of gender mainstreaming in the UNFCCC. The brief is a companion piece to a previous note that explored the nature, content and implications of the Gender Decision made at COP 18, Doha, 2012. (more…)
