TY - JOUR
AU - Oke, Emmanuel
PY - 2022
DA - September
TI - The waiver of the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 at the WTO: A rhetorical analysis
JO - Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law
EP - 169
VL - 12
AB - This article presents a rhetorical analysis of the discussions and debates at the WTO’s TRIPS Council regarding the request submitted by India and South Africa for a waiver of certain obligations under the TRIPS Agreement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the engagement in ‘rhetorical action’ by both sides of the COVID-19 waiver proposal debate, the article explores whether the discussions, debates, and negotiations at the TRIPS Council regarding the proposed waiver is likely to produce any useful solution. The article is structured into three main sections. Section 1 presents a brief overview of the role of the TRIPS Council in international intellectual property law. Section 2 examines both the waiver proposal by India and South Africa on the one hand and the counter-proposal by the EU on the other hand. Section 3 contains a rhetorical analysis of the discussions and debates surrounding the waiver proposal at the TRIPS Council.
PB - NALSAR University of Law
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/2a417195-df12-4768-921a-1d53f7f1bf5d
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER