Title: Cunning of Rights
Description: This work analyses the theoretical and philosophical frames of new (biotic) property, and assesses how its altered metaphysics inscribes itself in the politics of genetic resources. It probes how rights get framed within and by law and attempts to uncover the cunning or duplicitous nature of these rightsthe chasm between their intended benefits and their actual outcomes.
Subjects: Biotechnology, Right of property, Germplasm resources, Law and legislation, Cultural property, Protection, Intellectual property, Indigenous peoples, Legal status, laws, Farmers