To Waive or Not Waive? Analysing the Necessity and Challenges of the TRIPS Waiver Proposal

30/07/2021 7 min Temporada 2 Episodio 1

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Episode Synopsis

In this feature, Mugdha Mohapatra, a fifth-year law student at the National Law School of India University, takes a look at the proposal made by India and South Africa concerning the TRIPS waiver in combatting COVID-19. Mugdha takes a look at the insufficiency of existing WTO measures, specifically addressing the legal, political, and practical challenges associated with Articles 31 and 31bis of TRIPS, and considers the way forward for developing countries.
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