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Author:   Tania Bubela ,  E. Richard Gold
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781781005453

ISBN 10:   1781005451
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   30 September 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: 1. Introduction: Indigenous Rights and Traditional Knowledge Tania Bubela and E. Richard Gold PART I: THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE 2. WIPO, Genetic Resources and TK: The Evolution of a Formal Intellectual Property Agreement Protecting TK Associated with Genetic Resources Charles Lawson 3. A Comparative Analysis of Access and Benefits-Sharing Systems Rebecca Crookshanks and Peter W.B. Phillips 4. From Traditional Medicines to Modern Drugs Graham Dutfield PART II: CASE STUDIES Brazil 5. Property Rights, Biocultural Resources and Two Tragedies: Some Lessons from Brazil Edson Beas Rodrigues Jr Kenya 6. Old Wine in New Skin: Traditional Knowledge and Customary Law Under the Evolving Normative Environment in Kenya Kent Nnadozie India 7. Sustaining the Indigenous Knowledge Commons Ashok Kumbamu Canada 8. Canada's First Nations' Policies and Practices Related to Managing Traditional Knowledge Peter W.B. Phillips, Sidi Zhang, Tara Williams and Laural DeBusschere 9. Aboriginal Rights and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Northern Canada Cherie Metcalf and Tania Bubela 10. Respecting and Aligning Knowledge Systems in Northern Canada: Beyond the International Polar Year David S. Hik, Tania Bubela and Scot Nickels PART III: CONCLUSION 11. A Capabilities-based Framework Julia Carbone Index

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Edited by Tania Bubela, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta and E. Richard Gold, James McGill Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada

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