Genetic resources, equity and international law / Camena Guneratne.

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Publication details:

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : Edward Elgar, c2012.

Edition:

1st edition

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82970

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New horizons in environmental and energy law.

Subject:

Germplasm resources, Plant -- Law and legislation.

Plant biotechnology -- Research -- Law and legislation.

Plant diversity conservation -- Law and legislation.

Crops -- Germplasm resources.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Overview of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture

3. The uses of biographical resources

4. Property regimes over biological resources

5. The international environmental regime on plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge

6. Farmers, indigenous and local communities and traditional knowledge

7. The international property rights regime

8. The plant protection provisions of UPOV, the TRIPS agreement and bilateral treaties

9. Access and benefit sharing measures

10. Sui generis legislation

11. Disclosure of origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge

12. The recognition of traditional knowledge as prior art

13. Conclusion.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780857934949

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Phys. description:

x, 323 p. ; 24 cm