ISBN:
9789004162907
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 290 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Brill Nijhoff E-Books Collections : Human Rights and Humanitarian Law ; International Law 2006-2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute new authors series 2
Series Statement:
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute new authors series
Parallel Title:
Papierausg. u.d.T. Human rights and intellectual property rights
DDC:
346.04/8
Keywords:
Intellectual property (International law)
;
Human rights
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Geistiges Eigentum
;
Menschenrecht
Abstract:
Curbing software piracy in ecommerce : compatibility with human rights : challenges and possible solutions / Md. Mahboob Murshed -- Are stronger intellectual property rights an obstacle or a condition for international technology transfer? / Anna Dahlberg -- A case study of the dual citizenship arrangement between Russia and Turkmenistan / Begench Ashirov -- Patent rights and access to medicines : are patents really the only barrier for good health care in developing countries? / Björn Ley -- The disappeared children of El Salvador-a field study of truth, justice and reparation / Christine Lagström -- What is the role of professional and civil society organisations beyond international legal mechanisms of implementing human rights treaties? / Vincents Okechukwu Benjamin -- Traditional knowledge : an analysis of the current international debate applied to the Ecuadorian Amazon context / Ester Almeida -- TRIPS and agricultural biotechnology : implications for the right to food in Africa / Jeannette Mwangi
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references
Abstract:
This collection offers an overview of the issues involved concerning the interface between human rights and intellectual property rights (IPRs). It makes clear that two schools of thought have developed. The first school maintains that human rights and IPRs are in fundamental conflict. Strong protection of IP is incompatible with human rights obligations. Thus, for resolving the conflict between the two, it is suggested that human rights should always prevail over IPRs. Whereas the second school of thought asserts that human rights and IPRs pursue the same aim; that is to define the appropriat
Description / Table of Contents:
MPAZI SINJELA Introduction; MD. MAHBOOB MURSHED Curbing Software Piracy in eCommerce: Compatibility with Human Rights: Challenges and Possible Solutions; ANNA DAHLBERG Are Stronger Intellectual Property Rights an Obstacle or a Condition for International Technology Transfer?; BEGENCH ASHIROV A Case Study of the Dual Citizenship Arrangement Between Russia and Turkmenistan; BJÖRN LEY Patent Rights and Access to Medicines: Are Patents Really the Only Barrier for Good Health Care in Developing Countries?
Description / Table of Contents:
CHRISTINE LAGSTRÖM The Disappeared Children of El Salvador - a Field Study of Truth, Justice and ReparationVINCENTS OKECHUKWU BENJAMIN What Is the Role of Professional and Civil Society Organisations Beyond International Legal Mechanisms of Implementing Human Rights Treaties?; ESTHER ALMEIDA Traditional Knowledge: An Analysis of the Current International Debate Applied to the Ecuadorian Amazon Context; JEANNETTE MWANGI TRIPS and Agricultural Biotechnology: Implications for the Right to Food in Africa; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9789004162907.i-292
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