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On March 20, 2009, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body adopted the report of the dispute settlement panel in China – Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (China – IPR).[1] The report addressed three claims brought by the United States alleging that certain Chinese measures are inconsistent with the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

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On August 28, 2008, the United Kingdom’s National Contact Point (UK-NCP) issued its decision in Global Witness v. Afrimex Ltd.[1] In this case, Global Witness, a non-governmental organization,[2] alleged that Afrimex Ltd.

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Long a simmering problem, the global health workforce shortage is now reaching crisis proportions. In response, Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted resolution WHA 57.19 in May 2004 mandating development of a non-binding code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel.

On September 3, 2008, in Yassin Abdullah Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v. Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overruled the Court of First Instance and annulled the regulation of the Council of the European Union (Council of the EU) that froze the funds of Mr. Kadi and Al Barakaat (Appellants).

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