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South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO
Mini Dissertation (MA (Diplomatic Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94637 South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO Bizos, Anthony nthabi24@gmail.com Malefane, Mpe Nthabiseng Influence Emerging power TRIPS agreement WTO waiver Multilateral organisations UCTD SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 Humanities theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Mini Dissertation (MA (Diplomatic Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic occurred at a time that multilateral cooperation was confronted with legitimacy, accountability, and representation deficits. It was in this environment that South Africa and India presented a proposal for a waiver at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) provisions with regards to COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics. The reaction of the various global key players to the proposal was a further indication of the deficits in the system. This study explores the question of “is South Africa, as an emerging power, influential in the system of global governance?” The joint proposal that South Africa and India put forward at the WTO is used as a case study. The attributes of emerging powers and their role in multilateral organisations have been considered as indicative of South Africa’s status. A description of the key concepts was incorporated to provide the context for analysis of South Africa’s subsequent behaviour at the WTO. The reactions of the WTO member states and regional groups which opposed the waiver proposal, notably the European Union, indicates that the system of global governance is still largely influenced by developed countries. The final Decision was a compromise that carefully balanced the interests of all WTO member states. It was, however, significant that the WTO managed to reach consensus and adopt a Decision that binds all of its member states. Political Sciences MA (Diplomatic Studies) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2024-02-15T09:25:26Z 2024-02-15T09:25:26Z 2024-04 2023-11-06 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94637 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Influence Emerging power TRIPS agreement WTO waiver Multilateral organisations UCTD SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 Humanities theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO |
| title | South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO |
| title_full | South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO |
| title_fullStr | South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO |
| title_full_unstemmed | South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO |
| title_short | South Africa's influence in multilateral organisations : a case study of the proposal for a TRIPS waiver at the WTO |
| title_sort | south africa s influence in multilateral organisations a case study of the proposal for a trips waiver at the wto |
| topic | Influence Emerging power TRIPS agreement WTO waiver Multilateral organisations UCTD SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-03 Humanities theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities |
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