Intellectual Property, Community Rights and Human Rights : The Biological and Genetic Resources of Developing Countries

ISBN-13: 9780415631389 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 216 str.

Marcelin Tonye Mahop

Opis

Drawing together a number of case studies of developing countries rich in biological and genetic resources including India, South Africa and Brazil, this book considers the issue of biodiversity in developing countries in relation to intellectual property rights, community rights and human rights.

Spis treści

1. Setting the Scene  2. Patents, Plant Breeders' Rights (PBRs) and Community Rights in International Forums  3. Community Rights and Selected National Regulatory Instruments  4. Selected International and Regional Human Rights Instruments and their Provisions on Community Rights and Intellectual Property Rights  5. Incursion in the 'Biopiracy' Debate: Modern Exploitation of Biodiversity Components of Developing Countries and Community Rights  6. Soft and Regional Undertakings Aimed at Community Rights  7. Broader Framework of the Suggested Regulatory Measures  8. Applicability of the Regulatory Measures  9. Final Remarks

O autorze

Marcelin Tonye Mahop is a Programme Officer and policy expert with the Congo Basin Ecosystems Conservation Support Programme of the Economic Community of Central African States, and provides technical support on genetic resources policies in the context of the GIZ-implemented Access and Benefit Sharing Initiative Programme "Implementing the Biodiversity Convention". He obtained his doctorate in intellectual property law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.