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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Oguamanam, Chidi, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General introduction and overview
  • Conceptual perspectives on biodiversity, traditional knowledge, intellectual property, and the protection of indigenous peoples in international law
  • International law and traditional knowledge of plant-based therapy
  • The sociocultural context of traditional knowledge of plant-based therapy
  • Intellectual property rights and traditional knowledge of plant-based therapy : the filtration of indigenous knowledge
  • Toward a cross-cultural dialogue on intellectual property rights.