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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"National treatment"”.
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Appropriate comparator in national treatment under international investment law : relevance of GATT/WTO, EU and international human rights jurisprudences
The minimalist state of the national treatment provision in the investment treaties has provided limited guidance for the tribunals for interpretation. As a result, there were inconsistencies in the interpretation of national treatment, in particular the question of likeness. This thesis aims to …
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The Public Sector HIV/AIDS Treatment Roll-out Campaign in the Western Cape: A case study highlighting success factors and challenges
Until recently, the national implementation of a public sector Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) programme in South Africa seemed financially impossible. Drastically reduced prices for Antiretrovirals (ARVs) combined with substantial donor funding and the long-awaited adoption of a national treatment …
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UNRAVELLING THE RULE AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATION OF FIELDS OF TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE PATENT RULES OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT
… imposition of differentially disadvantageous treatment’. Nevertheless, this thesis argues that the Panel left some vital elements of its formulation open-ended, thereby making it difficult for a member to comprehend the circumstances in which the ‘differential treatment’ of field of technology …
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Any place for Lome trade provisions under the WTO? : Towards the Lome V
… tenets of the "most-favoured-nation"(l1FN) and "national treatment" principles.
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The SADC protocol on trade in services : a review of the protocol in light of the GATS and other SADC protocols and what it means for trade in services in the region
… GATS provides for member states to accord treatment no less favourable than that they give to their services and service suppliers to services and service suppliers that come from other members (MFN treatment). Services from members are also to be afforded national treatment when traded in …
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South Africa awaits a possible new law banning foreign ownership and restricting domestic ownership of agricultural land: Is this in line with this country's obligations and commitments under the GATS and its BITS?
… GATS commitments such as the MFN, Transparency, National Treatment and Market Access Commitments. The outcome of this analysis shows that South Africa may violate its National Treatment and Market Access Specific Commitments by imposing the ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land. This is …
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Preferential trade and investment agreements and engagement between the trade and investment law regimes
… four areas; preambles and the right to regulate, national treatment, likeness, and general exceptions. Based on the findings of this study’s empirical and comparative law analysis of PTIAs, BITs, and the trade and investment law regimes, this study examines whether the conclusion of PTIAs as …
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The increasing necessity for the inclusion of process and production methods (PPMs) into the current GATT regime as a safeguard/tool for environmental sustainability
… sustainability. The issue of PPMs in international trade has been problematic for environmentalists since the first Tuna-Dolphin panel held that distinctions between products based on their production methods were not permissible under GATT. In the first part the thesis assessed and …
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A new interpretive approach to an old issue under the WTO Turning the chapeau of GATT article XX into a wild card for greater domestic regulatory autonomy
The current anti-globalization movements can be seen as counter movements against neo-liberalism staged by social groups who have not benefited much from global economic integration. The WTO has been criticized for restricting domestic regulatory autonomy that could accommodate the interests of …
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Gender Affirmative Monopoly: Who is "Trans* Enough" to Receive Gender Affirmative Treatment In Norway?
… on the current practice and monopoly of the National Treatment Center for Transsexualism, which covers gender affirmative treatment through universal health care in Norway. This thesis examines this topic in the context of a broader debate regarding trans* people’s rights in Norway. This …
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Does a verbal autopsy narrative provide accurate information about treatment default for people who have died from HIV/AIDS?
Background: The South African National Cause-of-Death Validation (2017/18) project utilized the WHO 2016 standard VA questionnaire, which included both structured questions and an open narrative from the next of kin to describe the events surrounding deaths. An unexpected finding was the …
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International patent regime for pharmaceuticals from the Paris Convention to the TRIPS Agreement
… of the principles of most-favoured-nation treatment, national treatment and reciprocity, reinforced by domestic competition policy to ensure efficient functioning of markets.However, in regard to patent protection for pharmaceuticals, the exercise of the exclusive marketing rights conferred …
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The versatility of counselling psychology in the field of substance misuse
… contingency management (CM) implemented by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA). The research programme aimed to target drug using, health and attendance related behaviours to gain an understanding of the acceptability and feasibility of contingency management to the UK …
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Advancements in Management Science: Applications to Online Retail, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Fundraising
… causal inference techniques to study the treatment efficacy of different antibiotics on patients with urinary tract infection. Up to 50% of women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, making it the third most common indication for antibiotic treatment in the …
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"Quota Measures" and "Trade-Related Investment Measures" in Oil and Gas Regulation: Reconciling Normative Conflicts between Energy-focused Regimes and WTO Rules on Energy
… years. But the complex relationships between national laws, institutional norms, and the multilateral trading regime regulating energy presents an ideological ‘conflict in applicable law’. They reveal a conflict between regulatory privileges enshrined in energy resource-focused institutions …