The World Trade Organization Knowledge Agreements

Christopher Arup is Professor of Business Law at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University.

• Part I. Globalization, Law and the WTO: 1. Trade law as a global mediator; 2. A global context; 3. The World Trade Organization; Part II. Services: 4. The general agreement on trade in services; 5. The case of legal services; Part III. Intellectual Property: 6. The agreement on trade-related intellectual property rights; 7. The case of genetic codes; Part IV. Convergence: 8. The case of communications media.

'This book shines a torch on two of the most important multilateral agreements sponsored by the World Trade Organisation, viz the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) which together regulate trade in knowledge. As well as analysing the provisions of these instruments, it provides an assessment of how they have worked in practice over the thirteen years during which they have been in existence. The assessment is aided by case studies on three important subjects - legal services, generic codes/essential medicine and on-line media. Arup adopts an approach which is as balanced as it is rigourous, making this a very valuable source of reference in this important field.' Commonwealth Lawyer's Association and Contributors