Discussions
Is developmental regionalism a coherent paradigm for African integration?
24 Jul 2013Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses UNCTAD’s 2013 Economic Development in Africa report, raising concerns about the ability to turn its goals and principles into action
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read moreIssues regarding Australian safeguards and anti-dumping investigations on South African peaches
17 Jul 2013Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the launch of trade remedy investigations by Australia on South African peaches
South African producers and exporters of canned pea...
read moreSafeguard measures on frozen potato chips
11 Jul 2013JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the application for remedial action regarding imports of frozen potato chips originating in or imported from Belgium and the Netherlan...
read moreThe Tripartite Free Trade Area Dispute Settlement Mechanism – A need for further analysis
03 Jul 2013Kahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Dispute Settlement Mechanism and the need for clarification of technical issues
As negotiation...
read moreSADC’s integration agenda – where is the discourse at member state level?
03 Jul 2013Professor Colin McCarthy, tralac Associate, comments on the need for enhanced public discourse on SADC affairs
In two recent Hot Seat Comments (see ‘Why clarity about SADC law h...
read moreRedirecting the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement negotiations?
26 Jun 2013Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on developments in the Tripartite FTA negotiations
What is presently being discussed, in the Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA) negotia...
read moreWhy Article 3 of the SADC Trade Protocol needs to be fixed
19 Jun 2013Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the need to clarify Article 3 of the SADC Trade Protocol dealing with the elimination of barriers to intra-SADC trade
The problems fac...
read moreWhy clarity about SADC law has become an urgent matter
19 Jun 2013Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the need for greater legal certainty within SADC
The 2012 audit of the SADC Free Trade Area (FTA), conducted by the Southern Africa Tr...
read moreDoes it matter whether SADC has a Tribunal?
12 Jun 2013Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, discusses the ongoing suspension of the SADC Tribunal and the implications this has had for the region
In 2010 the SADC Summit decided to “sus...
read moreTrade negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement: a guide to general principles and requirements
05 Jun 2013Ron Sandrey, tralac Associate, discusses the trade negotiation process towards a Free Trade Agreement, with reference to the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA)
The objective of a n...
read moreThe underutilisation of regional Courts in settlement of disputes between States in COMESA, EAC and SADC
30 May 2013Kahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses whether the underutilisation of regional Courts in dispute settlement in COMESA, EAC and SADC is a sign of lack of awareness of the role of re...
read moreIs parliamentary oversight a political function?
22 May 2013Professor Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, reflects on the debate in South Africa on Parliamentary oversight
There have been some heated debates, in South Africa, about the natu...
read moreThe role of national courts in ensuring COMESA Member States’ compliance with regional integration obligations
22 May 2013Kahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses the first case brought by a legal person against a COMESA member state with regard to its Treaty obligations in the area of trade liberalisati...
read moreThe new World Trade Organization Director-General and the challenges he faces
15 May 2013Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses the appointment of Brazilian Ambassador Roberto Azevedo as the new head of the WTO and the challenges he faces
Last week Braz...
read moreBonn Climate Change Meeting: Any progress on building a new global climate agreement?
08 May 2013Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) in Bonn, Germany
One of the ke...
read moreCustoms duties set to increase on imported chicken
02 May 2013JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses South Africa’s application to increase customs duties on imported chicken
South African poultry producers recently applied for increases...
read moreThe Report of the Panel on Defining the Future of Trade
24 Apr 2013Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses the report issued by the Panel on Defining the Future of Trade convened by WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy
On Wednesday 24 April 2013,...
read moreThe change in sectoral clusters in the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2013/2014 – 2015/2016
17 Apr 2013Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the change in sectoral clusters in South Africa’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) 2013/2014 – 2015/2016
On 4 April 2013 th...
read moreSouth Africa: New Guidelines for agricultural safeguard measures
10 Apr 2013JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses new guidelines for agricultural safeguard measures – South Africa
South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) ...
read moreThe Fifth BRICS Summit and an emerging BRICS trade agenda
03 Apr 2013Sean Woolfrey, tralac Researcher, discusses the Fifth BRICS Summit and an emerging BRICS trade agenda.
The much-anticipated Fifth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and Sout...
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