Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-193) and index.
Contents:
Setting the scene -- Patents, PBRs and community rights in international forums -- Brief overview on community rights in selected national regulatory instruments -- Selected international and regional human-rights instruments and their provisions on community rights and IPRs -- Incursion in the 'bio-piracy' debate : modern exploitation of biodiversity components of developing countries and community rights -- Soft and regional undertakings aimed at community rights -- Broader framework of the suggested regulatory measures -- Applicability of the regulatory measures.
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