Geographical Indications in International Trade

Geographical Indications (GIs), widely used in the European context, are being promoted as vehicles for local development: but do they truly serve the interests of the Global South? Can they foster meaningful change in former colonial societies? This open access book interrogates these questions thr...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Williams, Yentyl
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منشور في: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) 2026
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description Geographical Indications (GIs), widely used in the European context, are being promoted as vehicles for local development: but do they truly serve the interests of the Global South? Can they foster meaningful change in former colonial societies? This open access book interrogates these questions through a critical legal lens grounded in Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), to assess whether GIs – codified in international trade agreements like the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement – can support ‘development from within’ for the small island developing states of the Caribbean. Providing a fresh perspective on the colonial roots, current utility and future potential of GI laws, the book engages with Caribbean realities and includes global case studies from Demerara rum in Guyana, Ethiopian coffee, Indian Darjeeling tea, Colombian coffee, Mexican Tequila, and Barbados Rum. In a world shaped by international trade rules, GIs and sustainable development offer a powerful lens into how the law of origin-linked products – like Champagne, Tequila, and Jamaican Rum – can shape futures for postcolonial states. Geographical Indications in International Trade is essential reading for academics, policymakers, legal practitioners and development professionals seeking to understand the tensions between intellectual property law and sustainable development. It challenges readers to rethink international trade rules and consider how GI law can be reclaimed by third-world nations as a transformative tool for heritage-based, sustainable economic development. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1778202026-06-22T05:17:19Z Geographical Indications in International Trade Williams, Yentyl Decolonialism Post-Colonial Third World Global South TWAIL Small Island Developing States SIDS GIs Free Trade Agreements FTAs EU-CARIFORUM EPA EU bilateral trade agreements Economic liberalisation Global inequalities Globalisation Multilateralism thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law::LBBM Public international law: economic and trade thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNR Intellectual property law thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies Geographical Indications (GIs), widely used in the European context, are being promoted as vehicles for local development: but do they truly serve the interests of the Global South? Can they foster meaningful change in former colonial societies? This open access book interrogates these questions through a critical legal lens grounded in Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), to assess whether GIs – codified in international trade agreements like the EU-CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement – can support ‘development from within’ for the small island developing states of the Caribbean. Providing a fresh perspective on the colonial roots, current utility and future potential of GI laws, the book engages with Caribbean realities and includes global case studies from Demerara rum in Guyana, Ethiopian coffee, Indian Darjeeling tea, Colombian coffee, Mexican Tequila, and Barbados Rum. In a world shaped by international trade rules, GIs and sustainable development offer a powerful lens into how the law of origin-linked products – like Champagne, Tequila, and Jamaican Rum – can shape futures for postcolonial states. Geographical Indications in International Trade is essential reading for academics, policymakers, legal practitioners and development professionals seeking to understand the tensions between intellectual property law and sustainable development. It challenges readers to rethink international trade rules and consider how GI law can be reclaimed by third-world nations as a transformative tool for heritage-based, sustainable economic development. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI. 2026-06-22T05:17:17Z 2026-06-22T05:17:17Z 2026-06-21T09:18:30Z 2026 book book ONIX_20260621T103019_9781509991365_98 https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350339200?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/114224 9781509991365 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177820 eng Studies in International Trade and Investment Law open access Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Hart Publishing b7fec79e-c133-4cb3-9544-88060a4d4e06 4c0c0c72-854a-4692-aa5c-12ec2339edf8 f69fd04c-edc4-4f42-a50a-d292e8db0dc9 9781509991365 Hart Publishing 232 London [...] UK Research and Innovation UKRI 10.13039/100014013 open access
spellingShingle Decolonialism
Post-Colonial
Third World
Global South
TWAIL
Small Island Developing States
SIDS
GIs
Free Trade Agreements
FTAs
EU-CARIFORUM EPA
EU bilateral trade agreements
Economic liberalisation
Global inequalities
Globalisation
Multilateralism
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thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNR Intellectual property law
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies
Williams, Yentyl
Geographical Indications in International Trade
title Geographical Indications in International Trade
title_full Geographical Indications in International Trade
title_fullStr Geographical Indications in International Trade
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title_short Geographical Indications in International Trade
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topic Decolonialism
Post-Colonial
Third World
Global South
TWAIL
Small Island Developing States
SIDS
GIs
Free Trade Agreements
FTAs
EU-CARIFORUM EPA
EU bilateral trade agreements
Economic liberalisation
Global inequalities
Globalisation
Multilateralism
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law::LBBM Public international law: economic and trade
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNR Intellectual property law
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies
topic_facet Decolonialism
Post-Colonial
Third World
Global South
TWAIL
Small Island Developing States
SIDS
GIs
Free Trade Agreements
FTAs
EU-CARIFORUM EPA
EU bilateral trade agreements
Economic liberalisation
Global inequalities
Globalisation
Multilateralism
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law::LBBM Public international law: economic and trade
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNR Intellectual property law
thema EDItEUR::L Law::LB International law::LBB Public international law
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies
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