This paper, presented at the 2nd SADC Community Law Seminar, critically examines the role of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) legal infrastructure in promoting women’s economic empowerment as a pathway to regional trade and…
This policy paper explores the crucial intersection of e-commerce and financial architecture in the context of trade in services in Lesotho. According to the World Bank, the services sector accounted for 49.17% of Lesotho's GDP in 2021, followed by…
This policy brief, presented at a research seminar organized by the National University of Lesotho – WTO Research Chair, explores the role of international trade in services, with a particular focus on e-commerce and its implications for the Lesotho…
International trade remains one of the key indicators of economic welfare of any economy. It directly increases foreign exchange earnings, meets consumer demand for foreign goods and increases production. Indirectly, it potentially increases…
This paper explores the evolving concept and legal characteristics of international trade in services, emphasizing the growing importance of the service sector in the global economy. The study examines the challenges in defining “services” in legal…
The research paper analyses the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as one of the contractual sources of international law. Emphasizing the main aspects of the GATS, the author describes tourism…