TRALAC is an independent not-for-profit company, founded and supported by seco (The Swiss Secretariat for Economic
Affairs), the University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Law and the University of Namibia Faculty of Law. It conducts in-depth research on international trade law matters; provides advice and news on trade law; and conducts workshops and short training courses. The Centre is based in South Africa and its regional focus encompasses Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania and South Africa.
It lists its areas of expertise as:
- trade in goods and market access, trade barriers
- trade in agriculture
- trade and competition law
- dispute settlement
- trade and intellectual property rights
- trade and investment
- trade and services
- trade remedies (safeguard measures, anti-dumping duties and countervailing measures)
- regional trade agreements and free trade agreements
- constitutional linkages between international and domestic laws.
The website includes details of current events and projects at TRALAC and has lists of working papers, trade briefs, and other relevant documents, with abstracts and full texts available to download.