Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and the Law: Solutions for Access and Benefit Sharing - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844077934 ISBN 13 : 9781844077939

Editeur : Earthscan Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

The need to regulate access to genetic resources and ensure a fair and equitable sharing of any resulting benefits was at the core of the development of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The CBD established a series of principles and requirements around access and benefit sharing (ABS) in order to increase transparency and equity in the international flow of genetic resources, yet few countries have been able to effectively implement them and ABS negotiations are often paralysed by differing interests.

This book not only examines these complex challenges, but offers workable, policy-oriented solutions. International contributors cover theoretical approaches, new significant national legislation, the concept of traditional knowledge, provider and user country measures and common solutions. Exploring specific, salient examples from across the globe, the authors provide lessons for national regulation and the ongoing negotiations for an international ABS regime. Uniquely, this book also looks at the potential for 'horizontal' development of ABS law and policy, applying lessons from bilateral approaches to other national contexts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Evanson C. Kamau is Senior Research Fellow at the Research Centre for European Environmental Law (FEU), University of Bremen, Germany.

Gerd Winter is Professor of Public Law and Sociology of Law and Co-Director of FEU, University of Bremen, Germany.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Earthscan Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844077934
• ISBN 13: 9781844077939
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 530
• Éditeur: Kamau Evanson C., Winter Gerd
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible