Actions for Human rights and intellectual property : mapping the global interface

Email RIS file
Bookmark
Report an Issue

Human rights and intellectual property : mapping the global interface / Laurence R. Helfer, Graeme W. Austin

Author
Helfer, Laurence R.
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 550 pages)
Additional Creators
Austin, Graeme
Access Online

Availability

I Want It
I Want It

Finding items...

Contents
1. Mapping the interface of human rights and intellectual property : a conceptual and institutional framework for analysis -- 2. The human right to health, access to patented medicines, and the restructuring of global innovation policy -- 3. Creators' rights as human rights and the human right of property -- 4. Rights to freedom of expression, cultural participation and to benefit from scientific advancements -- 5. The right to education and copyright in learning materials -- 6. The human right to food, plant genetic resources, and intellectual property -- 7. Indigenous peoples' rights and intellectual property -- 8. Conclusion.
Summary
"This book explores the interface between intellectual property and human rights law and policy. The relationship between these two fields has captured the attention of governments, policymakers, and activist communities in a diverse array of international and domestic political and judicial venues. These actors often raise human rights arguments as counterweights to the expansion of intellectual property in areas including freedom of expression, public health, education, privacy, agriculture, and the rights of indigenous peoples. At the same time, creators and owners of intellectual property are asserting a human rights justification for the expansion of legal protections. This book explores the legal, institutional, and political implications of these competing claims: by offering a framework for exploring the connections and divergences between these subjects; by identifying the pathways along which jurisprudence, policy, and political discourse are likely to evolve; and by serving as an educational resource for scholars, activists, and students"--
Subject(s)
ISBN
9781139011921 (electronic bk.)
1139011928 (electronic bk.)
9780511976032 (electronic bk.)
0511976038 (electronic bk.)
9780521884372
0521884373
9780521711258
0521711258
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-537) and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 43187444