International law and indigenous knowledge: intellectual property, plant biodiversity, and traditional medicine

"In this book, Chidi Oguamanam argues that the crisis of legitimacy that indigenous knowledge poses for the intellectual property system calls for a rethinking of the intellectual property jurisprudence in a cross-cultural direction." "Oguamanan's study draws from interdisciplina...

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Main Author: Oguamanam, Chidi 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto [u.a.] Univ. of Toronto Press 2006
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"In this book, Chidi Oguamanam argues that the crisis of legitimacy that indigenous knowledge poses for the intellectual property system calls for a rethinking of the intellectual property jurisprudence in a cross-cultural direction." "Oguamanan's study draws from interdisciplinary research in the social and medical sciences. It uses as its framework of analysis the legal doctrinal methodology, focusing on international legal and policy developments regarding the protection of indigenous knowledge, with emphasis on plant biodiversity as the mainstay of indigenous or traditional medicinal knowledge."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (S. [303] - 335) and index.
Physical Description:XXI, 351 S.
ISBN:0802039022
9780802039026

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