International Intellectual Property Law and Human Security

With a Foreword by Professor Gudmundur Alfredsson, former Chair of the Advisory Board of the Worldwide Academy of WIPO   This book is the first to examine the international intellectual property (IP) legal regime from the perspective of human security. The latter encompasses legal, development and h...

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Main Author: Ramcharan, Robin. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-900-9
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Intellectual Property and Human Security
  • The International Intellectual Property Regime
  • Human Security Aspects of the Intellectual Property Regime
  • Imperatives of the Right to Development
  • IP, Human Rights and Human Security
  • A Human Security Perspective for International Business Organizations
  • The Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Africa, Asia and Latin America
  • The Development Agenda of WIPO
  • Proposal for an International Equity Panel in WIPO
  • Conclusion.