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[Book Review] Geographical Indications in International Trade

This is a review of the book,  Geographical Indications in International Trade: Towards Sustainable Development in the Caribbean (Hart, 2026), by Yentyl Williams (University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica). The book is available in hardback and open access ebook The book is derived from Dr Williams' PhD thesis and has five substantive chapters. It seeks to analyse whether the European model of geographical indications (GIs) can serve the interests of the Global South. Summary of the Chapters The first substantive chapter, entitled 'GIs as Colonial Constructs in International Law', reviews the major treaties that gave shape to the global GI framework. It starts to allude to tensions about whether these laws, with their colonial origins and focus on the commodities that were traded by European powers, can support the interests of sustainable development in the Global South. The next chapter, entitled 'The EU as a GI Exporter in the Caribbean', discusses how sui g...

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