South Centre Statement on the Inclusion of Cuba on the List of Country Sponsors of Terrorism by the Trump Administration in January 2025
The recent decision by the Donald Trump administration in January 2025 to reinstate Cuba on the list of countries sponsoring terrorism has (more...)
Press Statement:South Centre with CeHDI steps up work on advancing the right to health including sexual and reproductive health and rights Geneva, 5 February 2025 (more...)
Statement in Support of Discussions on Counterfeiting in the Biotechnology Sector and the Prevention of BiopiracyWIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE)
Today at the 17th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Advisory Committee on (more...)
Contract-based Arbitration: Lessons Learned from Bolivia’s Extractives IndustriesBy Daniel Uribe Teran
Bolivia has undergone a significant shift in its approach to investment dispute resolution, moving away from reliance on Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and (more...)
Submission by the South Centre to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Inputs for the comprehensive report on ensuring access to medicines, vaccines and other health products (HRC resolution 50/13)January 2025
The WIPO Development Agenda: Progress and Challenges in 2025By Nirmalya Syam
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Development Agenda (DA), adopted in 2007, seeks to align intellectual property (IP) policies with the development priorities of member (more...)
Application of the Bolar Exception: Different Approaches in the EUBy Dmytro Doubinsky
This Research Paper addresses the growing problem of access to essential medicines, focusing on the role of intellectual property rights, particularly patent rights, in restricting (more...)
Combatting overcompliance with unilateral coercive measures – Discussions from South Centre ConsultationBy Yuefen Li and Danish
In view of the severe negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) on targeted countries and the international community, and (more...)
International Regulation of Industrial Designs: The TRIPS Agreement in the Light of European Union LawBy Adèle Sicot
This paper analyzes the provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) on industrial designs, (more...)
