State agency and the patenting of life in international law
Subtitle: merchants and missionaries in a global society
By: by Bita Amani.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey [England]; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754674382
Subjects: World Trade Organization; Biotechnology -- Patents; Biotechnology -- Law and legislation; International obligations
Genres: Patents
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Regulatory diversity and the patenting of life; title: The promise and perfidy of patents; title: Origins of the patented species : of mice and men, and the sincerity of "invention"; title: The global  governance of trade : trading in political ethics; title: Triping over human rights : a legitimacy crisis at the WTO; title: The sovereign right to self-determination : from agency to development and dignity; title: Reconciling competing international obligations : the equitable conduct defence and the stewardship of the WTO.