SC Submission on CESCR Draft General Comment, February 2020
Comments by the South Centre on the CESCR Draft General Comment on science and economic, social and cultural rights Art. 15: 15.1.b, 15.2, 15.3 and 15.4 The South Centre welcomes the opportunity to...
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South Centre Statement for the Third Session of the WIPO Conversation on AI and IP The South Centre is an intergovernmental organization of 54 developing countries working across various policy areas,...
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The Right to Development and its Role in International Economic Law By Olasupo Owoeye This paper provides a brief discussion on the right to development and examines some of the criticisms often raised...
View ArticleResearch Paper 131, June 2021
TRIPS Flexibilities and TRIPS-plus Provisions in the RCEP Chapter on Intellectual Property: How Much Policy Space is Retained? By Vitor Henrique Pinto Ido The Regional Comprehensive Economic...
View ArticlePolicy Brief 102, September 2021
Accelerating COVID-19 Vaccine Production via Involuntary Technology Transfer By Dr. Olga Gurgula This policy brief explains that the currently discussed proposals at the WTO related to increasing the...
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Workshop on L&E work programme & WIPO broadcasting treaty, 27 April 2022
South Centre/KEI/PIJIP Workshop on the L&E work programme and the WIPO broadcasting treaty 27 April 2022, 14:00-16:00 CEST On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 from 14:00 CEST to 16:00 CEST, the South...
View ArticleSC Statement to the WIPO Assemblies, 18 July 2022
Statement by the South Centre to the 2022 Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO The South Centre is the intergovernmental organization of developing countries based in Geneva that supports developing...
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A Right to Research in Africa?, 23-27 January 2023
A Right to Research in Africa? A Week of Events on Copyright and Access to Knowledge in South Africa The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property of the American University Washington...
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South Centre Repository of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
South Centre Repository of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions The South Centre is launching a repository of materials on copyright limitations and exceptions (L&Es) for the benefit of the...
View ArticleSC Report on Copyright Week in South Africa, 23-27 January 2023
South Centre Supports Debates on Developments in Copyright Law and Access to Knowledge in Africa By Vitor Ido A conference “A Right to Research in Africa? A Week of Debates on Copyright and Access to...
View ArticleSouth Centre General Statement on L&Es to SCCR 43, 13-17 March 2023
South Centre General Statement on L&Es to SCCR 43 13-17 March 2023 The copyright system must be truly balanced. It means it should enable public interest purposes, particularly access to knowledge...
View ArticleBroadcasting treaty – South Centre statement at SCCR 43, March 2023
Broadcasting treaty – South Centre statement at SCCR 43 “We note with concern that the proposed text expands beyond the agreed mandate, under the approach of expanding exclusive rights to broadcasters...
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