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Diffusion of geographical indication law in Vietnam: “journey to the west”

Abstract:
For a long time, Vietnamese legislators and scholars did not discuss geographical indication (GI) law in depth despite its having been long established in the country. However, when Vietnam signed the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in 2020, the tide turned: GIs now have a “VIP seat” in the treaty text. Without debating whether GIs have boosted local agriculture, this article discovers how and why the law has been transposed into Vietnamese law. To this end, we first accept Watson and Twining’s theories to presuppose legal transplant. Then, we employ five models surveyed by Morin and Gold to appraise how lawmakers adopt rules that might not always benefit the adopting country. We conclude that the EVFTA is a key influencer in disseminating the relevant policy, but that enforcement is far from successful.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1007/s40319-023-01289-9

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Law
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8592-3135


Publisher:
Springer
Journal:
International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law More from this journal
Volume:
54
Pages:
176-199
Publication date:
2023-03-15
Acceptance date:
2023-01-30
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EISSN:
2195-0237
ISSN:
0018-9855


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1324482
Local pid:
pubs:1324482
Deposit date:
2023-01-19

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