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Copyright Infringement And Enforcement In Ghana: A Comparative Study, Doreen Adoma Agyei
Copyright Infringement And Enforcement In Ghana: A Comparative Study, Doreen Adoma Agyei
SJD Dissertations
Copyright infringement is a widespread problem in developed and developing nations and particularly concerning in Ghana. Many talented creators in Ghana have a strong desire to produce original creative works and are enthusiastic about committing themselves to this pursuit. Additionally, many more aspire to pursue these endeavours into professional careers. However, upon releasing their works, they are unfortunately immediately faced with infringements in nearly all copyright industries. These violations have become so common that they have unfairly placed rightsholders’ original works in competition with the infringers. Within this context, many talented creators, mostly self-funded, lack the incentive to pursue their …
Renegotiating Transnational Investment Agreements: Lessons For Develping Countries From The Ghana-Valco Experience, Paul Kuruk
Michigan Journal of International Law
This article describes the use of the renegotiation process to resolve problems that arise in the relations between participants in transnational investment. It draws conclusions from the successful renegotiation of an agreement executed in 1962 under which the Ghanaian government guaranteed bauxite and hydroelectric power supplies to support the smelting operations of the Volta Aluminium Company, Limited (Valco) in return for revenues from taxes and from payments for electricity, water, and use of the country's port facilities. The agreement between Ghana and Valco was entered into as part of the Volta River Project (VRP). This project was an investment scheme …
Harvey: Law And Social Change In Ghana, Max Rheinstein
Harvey: Law And Social Change In Ghana, Max Rheinstein
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Law and Social Change in Ghana By William Burnett Harvey