Regulating genetic resources : access and benefit sharing in international law / Charles Lawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, Charles.

Series:

Intellectual Property and the Environment Series

Intellectual property and the environment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germplasm resources.

Genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This detailed and concise book surveys the international genetic resources laws applying in Antarctica, space, the oceans and seas, the lands, and the airspaces above land and water. The well-structured analysis traces the evolution of these various schemes and their contributions to the comprehensive arrangements under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the World Health Organisation's PIP Framework. The book details the different avenues and concluded positions, documenting a laboratory of legal approaches a

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Antarctica; 3. Outer space and planetary objects; 4. Seas and oceans; 5. Genetic resources within the jurisdiction of Nation States; 6. Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; 7. Human pandemic influenza virus; 8. Observations and conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-91318-6

1-78100-166-9

OCLC:

816330614