Overview

This volume explores the legal, economic and political debate over intellectual property rights for traditional knowledge and genetic resources, analyzing theory and practice of access and benefits sharing around the world. The book investigates current flashpoints -- the battle between Monsanto and Percy Schmeiser over farmers' rights; disputes over coexistence of genetically modified and organic produce; and ownership and control of human genetic materials stored in human gene banks around the world.

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Author:   Peter W.B. Phillips ,  Chika B. Onwuekwe
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Volume:   11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789048174492

ISBN 10:   904817449
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   30 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Access and Benefits Sharing in Context.- to the Challenge of Access and Benefit Sharing.- Sharing the Benefits of Inventions, Pgrs and Traditional Knowledge.- Ideology of the Commons and Property Rights: Who Owns Plant Genetic Resources and the Associated Traditional Knowledge?.- Farmers’ Privilege and Patented Seeds.- Traditional Knowledge and Benefit Sharing: From Compensation to Transaction.- Biological Resources, Intellectual Property Rights and International Human Rights: Impacts on Indigenous and Local Communities.- Lost in Translation? The Rhetoric of Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge in International Law and the Omnipresent Reality of Biopiracy.- Implementing Access and Benefits Sharing.- Liability Principles and their Impact on Access and Benefits Sharing.- Beyond the Rhetoric: Population Genetics and Benefit-Sharing.- Bioprocessing Partnerships in Practice: A Decade of Experiences at INBio in Costa Rica.- Access and Benefit Sharing in the New Millennium.- Conclusions: New Paths to Access and Benefit Sharing.

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From the reviews: This edited book consists of ten chapters and is volume 11 in the series entitled The International Library of Environment, Agriculture and Food Ethics. ... It provides a useful overview of the evolution of intellectual property rights for plant technologies and products ... . This book ... provides varied views about access to and benefits from genetic technologies and materials. All who have an interest in biodiversity conservation, genetic innovations and the commercialization of genetic material ... are likely to find this book worthwhile reading. (Clem Tisdell, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 22, 2009)

From the reviews: This edited book consists of ten chapters and is volume 11 in the series entitled The International Library of Environment, Agriculture and Food Ethics. ! It provides a useful overview of the evolution of intellectual property rights for plant technologies and products ! . This book ! provides varied views about access to and benefits from genetic technologies and materials. All who have an interest in biodiversity conservation, genetic innovations and the commercialization of genetic material ! are likely to find this book worthwhile reading. (Clem Tisdell, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 22, 2009)

"From the reviews: ""This edited book consists of ten chapters and is volume 11 in the series entitled The International Library of Environment, Agriculture and Food Ethics. … It provides a useful overview of the evolution of intellectual property rights for plant technologies and products … . This book … provides varied views about access to and benefits from genetic technologies and materials. All who have an interest in biodiversity conservation, genetic innovations and the commercialization of genetic material … are likely to find this book worthwhile reading."" (Clem Tisdell, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 22, 2009)"

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