Franziska Sucker

School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand

Associate Professor

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WITS

Johannesburg, Gauteng 2050

South Africa

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (21)

1.

Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows Under the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade: The What, Why, How, Where, and When

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 May 2023
Alexander Beyleveld and Franziska Sucker
Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand and School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Africa, African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA,AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade, digital trade,cross‑border data flows, digital divides, economic inequalities, distributional inequalities, restrictions to cross-border data flows, trade distortive restrictions

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Cross-border Data Flows in Africa: Policy Considerations for the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol

Number of pages: 87 Posted: 11 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2024
Franziska Sucker and Alexander Beyleveld
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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AfCFTA, digital trade, Cross-border data flows, digital trade protocol

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Including a General Public Interest Clause in WTO Agreements: A Way Forward in Trade Linkage Debates

Fourth Biennial Global Conference of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) Working Paper No. 19
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2014
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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International Trade Law, WTO, trade linkage debates, public interest, general exceptions, necessity, chapeau, general rule

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Reflections on Agricultural Subsidies

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Sep 2021
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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agricultural subsidies, export subsidies, domestic subsidies, agricultural trade

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Approval of an International Treaty in Parliament: How Does Section 231(2) ‘Bind the Republic’?

Constitutional Court Review V (2013) 417-434
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 Jul 2015
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Constitutional law and relation to international aw

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The Case for a Public Interest Clause as a General Exception in Trade Agreements

UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2015-24
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 31 May 2015
Franziska Sucker and Gillian Moon
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice
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WTO, public interest, disputes, free trade, public health

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(Southern) African Priorities in International Economic Law

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Sep 2021
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Africa, Southern Africa, international economic law, WTO law, development

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African rules on cross-border data flows: The significance of regulatory convergence and the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol’s potential contribution

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Mar 2024
Franziska Sucker and Alexander Beyleveld
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Cross-border data flows, AfCFTA, AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol, Africa, regulatory convergence, protection of personal data, cybersecurity, cross-border data transfer, data localisation

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The Movies of Others - Tension between Culture and Trade: The Example of the Audiovisual Co-Production Agreement between South Africa and Germany

in: Emmanuel T. Lareya, Nokuhle Madolo & Franziska Sucker (eds) International Economic Law: Voices of Africa (2012, Siber Ink Cape Town) chapter 4, pp. 55 - 89
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 May 2013 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2015
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Trade and Culture, UNESCO Diversity Convention, Law of Conflicts, WTO-Law

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WTO Decision Making under Pressure: African Perspectives

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Sep 2021
Franziska Sucker and Brendan Vickers
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and Government of the United Kingdom - Commonwealth Secretariat
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WTO, decision making, plurilateral negotiations, plurilateral agreements, consensus, voting, African participation, member practice, rules

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Trade and Competition (Laws): Interrelations from a Southern African Perspective

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Sep 2021
Franziska Sucker and Jonathan Klaaren
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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competition policy, multilateral competition rules, regional competition policy, intersection between competition and trade, anticompetitive behaviour, market dominance, market distortions, unrestricted trade, development

12.

Introduction. The Importance of an African Voice in, and Understanding and Use of, International Economic Law

in: Emmanuel T. Lareya, Nokuhle Madolo & Franziska Sucker (eds) International Economic Law: Voices of Africa (2012, Siber Ink Cape Town) chapter 4, pp. 1-13
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 15 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2014
Emmanuel Laryea and Franziska Sucker
Monash University - Faculty of Law and School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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International Economic Law

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Lessons from the Al-Bashir Debacle: Four Issues for ICJ Clarification

VRÜ 2018
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Oct 2021
Lilian Chenwi and Franziska Sucker
University of the Witwatersrand and School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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international criminal law, Al Bashir, arrest warrant, ICJ, extradition, cooperation, conflict of norms, heads of state immunity

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The international trading system and market distortions: Revisiting the need for competition rules within the WTO

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 24 Sep 2021
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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cross-border business activities, developing countries, multilateral competition rules, trade and competition, WTO

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The Embedded Liberalism Compromise and Cultural Policy Measures: Maintaining Cultural Diversity alongside WTO Law

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Sep 2021
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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cultural diversity, embedded liberalism, WTO law

16.

Climate Change and International Trade Law: A South African Perspective

in Tracy-Lynn Humby, Louis J Kotzé, Olivia Rumble & Andrew Gilder (eds) Climate Change Law & Governance in South Africa (original service 2016) chapter 21, 21-1-21-42
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Nov 2017
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Maintaining Cultural Diversity Alongside WTO-Law: Culture Policy Measures and the Embedded Liberalism Compromise

Posted: 11 Apr 2024
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand

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embedded liberalism, trade linkages, trade and culture, WTO law

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Towards Developmental Integration, Safeguards and Beyond: The Main Features of South Africa’s Preferential Trade Agreements

Journal of World Investment & Trade 20 (2019) 726–758
Posted: 18 May 2023
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand

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Developmental Integration; Preferential Trade Agreements; Public Policy Exceptions; Regulatory Coherence; Regulatory Cooperation; Safeguards; South Africa; Variable Geometry; WTO-Plus Standards

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South Africa’s Competing Obligations in Relation to International Crimes

Posted: 12 Dec 2022
Franziska Sucker and Lilian Chenwi
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and University of the Witwatersrand

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The Proposed COVID-19 TRIPS Waiver: Not a Silver Bullet but Part of a Solution for Africa’s COVID-19 Health

Manchester Journal of International Economic Law (MJIEL) 2022 (19) 1
Posted: 28 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Franziska Sucker and Kholofelo Kugler
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand and University of Lucerne

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TRIPS COVID-19 waiver, WTO, African countries, access to technology, compulsory licencing, parallel exports, cross-border cooperation

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Why an Absent International Regulatory Framework for Competition and Strong Copyright Protection Harms Diversity of Expressions and What to Do About It

K. Mathis, A. Tor (eds.), New Developments in Competition Law and Economics, Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship 7, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11611-8_9
Posted: 22 Nov 2022
Franziska Sucker
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand

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cross-border business activities, developing countries, multilateral competition rules, trade and competition, WTO, IP, cultural diversity, inequality