Maldives National Journal of Research

The Maldives National Journal of Research (MNJR) is a research journal of the Maldives National University published by the Postgraduate Research Centre. MNJR is a multidisciplinary journal of research in all disciplines relevant to the Maldives. Although in the coming years, it is expected that this journal will evolve into specialist journals in various disciplines, the first one is generalist in nature. The journal publishes research articles, literature reviews, book reviews, comments, opinion and perspectives.

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    The TRIPS agreement : ready or not, Maldives went for it
    (ރިސާރޗް ޑެވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އޮފީސް، ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤައުމީ ޔުނިވަރސިޓީ, 2022-12) ފަޒީލް ނަޖީބް; Najeeb, Fazeel
    This article provides an overview of how the TRIPS Agreement came into being, and uses this as a background context to the Maldives’ membership of the WTO, by which Maldives also became a contracting party to the Agreement. The objective of the article is to shed light on the readiness of Maldives for the obligations that the Agreement creates and to what extent the country has been able to meet those obligations thus far. The article is largely based on the review and analyses of literature, discussions, and the author’s own involvement in the process of the Maldives’ membership of the WTO. The article finds that Maldives is encountering daunting challenges in implementing the Agreement.
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