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The Centre of Commercial Law presents a spotlight series on PGR Research where our students get the opportunity to present their research and receive comments and feedback from members of staff and other research students in the Centre.
A Critical Analysis of Intellectual Property Rights in Indonesia: Towards Effective Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Regimes by Sartika Lestari
Although traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expression (TCE) are important categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, they are not fully protected at the international level and in many national IP regimes, including in Indonesia. TK and TCE are integral to the identity of local communities as they can contribute to social and economic development. Drawing from the Indonesian example, my research presents insights into some of the Global South’s perspectives and positions on the asymmetries in the development of the international IP legal landscape, including the discontents with the way the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) has been interpreted and implemented in relation to TK and TCE.
Embracing Electronic Letters of Credit as A Payment Mechanism in International Trade: Rethinking the Framework for Electronic Presentation with Standards for Electronic Trade Documentation by Gabriel Emeasoba
Although letters of credit (LC) have served the international trade industry as a trade finance and payment settlement instrument for centuries, its appeal has continued to wane due to the many problems associated with its documentary nature. While stakeholders have called for the electronification of LCs, two major barriers have stood in the way: (1) the legal non-recognition of trade documents presented in LC-based transactions; and (2) the inadequacy of the rules for electronic presentation of trade documents. However, with the emergence of the Model Law for Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) and other national laws setting necessary standards for the legal use of e-trade documents, my research seeks to rethink the rules for electronic presentation of e-trade documents (e-UCP v. 2.0) in LC operation by leveraging on the already-set standards. It plans to comparatively assess how the different approaches to the recognition of e-trade documents in the US, UK and Singapore provide the context for regulating electronic presentation of e-trade documents in LC-based transactions. The work promotes electronic LCs by providing models to countries yet to embrace e-trade documentation, like Nigeria.
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