Intellectual property, community rights, and human rights
Subtitle: the biological and genetic resources of developing countries
By: Marcelin Tonye Mahop.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415479424; 9780203852989
Subjects: Biopiracy; Biotechnology -- Law and legislation; Traditional ecological knowledge -- Law and legislation -- Developing countries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the scene; title: Patents, plant breeders' rights (PBRs), and community rights in international forums; title: Community rights and selected national regulatory instruments; title: Selected international and regional human rights instruments and their provisions on community rights and intellectual property rights; title: Incursion in the 'biopiracy' debate : modern exploitation of biodiversity components of developing countries and community rights; title: Soft and regional undertakings aimed at community rights; title: Broader framework of the suggested regulatory measures; title: Applicability of the regulatory measures.