Discussions

Sean 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 ...

Willemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the launch of trade remedy investigations by Australia on South African peaches South African producers and exporters of canned pea...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses the application for remedial action regarding imports of frozen potato chips originating in or imported from Belgium and the Netherlan...

Kahaki Jere, tralac intern, discusses the proposed Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Dispute Settlement Mechanism and the need for clarification of technical issues As negotiation...

Professor 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...

Gerhard 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...

Gerhard 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...

Gerhard 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...

Gerhard 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...

Ron 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...

Kahaki 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...

Professor 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...

Kahaki 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...

Sean 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...

Willemien 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...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses South Africa’s application to increase customs duties on imported chicken South African poultry producers recently applied for increases...

Sean 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,...

Willemien 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...

JB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, discusses new guidelines for agricultural safeguard measures – South Africa South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) ...

Sean 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...