International Law and Justice
Agradecimientos
El impacto y los logros descritos en esta publicación no habrían sido posibles sin el compromiso de numerosos representantes de países como ministros delegados puntos focales presidentes y miembros de la Mesa pero también de socias y socios donantes y muchos más que han trabajado a destajo durante tres décadas para lograr resultados prácticos y hacer de la Convención del Agua lo que es hoy.
Note concerning quotations
In quotations words or passages in italics followed by an asterisk were not italicized in the original text.
Further reflections and concluding comments
Ideally as countries develop their economic structure changes and they transform from dependence on the production and export of primary commodities and basic agriculture to the processing of higher value added more sophisticated products and services.
International treaties, existing flexibilities and protection at the regional level
LDCs have ratified several international IP treaties over the years. Annex 1 contains a list of the signed and/or ratified IP treaties by LDCs as of June 2023. Although international norms are largely set by the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) LDCs vary in their membership in a number of other relevant treaties.