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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959618903321

Autore

Gibson Johanna

Titolo

Community resources : intellectual property, international trade and protection of traditional knowledge / / Johanna Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-25980-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 pages)

Collana

Globalization and Law

Disciplina

346.04/8

Soggetti

Intellectual property

Cultural property - Protection - Law and legislation

Traditional ecological knowledge - Law and legislation

Indigenous peoples - Legal status, laws, etc

Ethnoscience

International trade

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2005 by Ashgate Pub.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Community, resources, resilience -- 2. The grand plan : intellectual property and the interpretation of knowledge -- 3. Intellectual property and other objects of protection -- 4. Intellectual property, international trade, international rights? -- 5. The tragedy of the commons -- 6. The cultural diversity in biodiversity -- 7. All over the place : land and the yarding of culture -- 8. Determining knowledge : human rights and community resources -- 9. Community, before the law.

Sommario/riassunto

Protection of traditional knowledge and resources is of critical concern not only to the groups involved but also to the international trading community for which these resources are of increasing economic importance. This work examines the concept of 'community', intellectual property models and additional sources for protection at international law (including environmental and human rights frameworks). Intellectual property law is critiqued as an inadequate framework to address the fundamental object of protection for the communities themselves - the management of traditional use, as well as the biological and cultural sustainability of this use. The work sets out an international framework based on the concept of 'community



resources', recognizing the unique claims embodied in traditional knowledge, incorporating customary law, and facilitating community management of resources. International in perspective and scope, the book will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers in law, international relations and cultural studies.