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Evaluating the Pragmatism of TRIPS Waiver Proposal: An Analysis from Legal and Policy Perspective

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  • Deva Prasad M

    (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode)

  • Salamah Ansari

    (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode)

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This paper primarily analyzes the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 1994 (TRIPS) waiver proposal put forth by India and South Africa. The theoretical argument of the benefits of the TRIPS waiver proposal is highlighted. It then highlights the inadequacy of the proposed TRIPS waiver in ensuring universal access to the COVID vaccine. In the context of the need for TRIPS waiver, the problem regarding export restrictions using General Agreement on Trade and Tariff (GATT) and its impact on the supply chain challenges to be tackled by the present law and policy approach needs proper attention. The hollowness in the market-based proposals put forth by the European Union (EU) is also explained in the article. Concludingly, the discussion focuses on the normative question of accommodating the human rights perspective in the international trade framework in the global economy.

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  • Deva Prasad M & Salamah Ansari, 2022. "Evaluating the Pragmatism of TRIPS Waiver Proposal: An Analysis from Legal and Policy Perspective," Working papers 522, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode.
    • Handle: RePEc:iik:wpaper:522
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