International Law and Indigenous Knowledge : : Intellectual Property, Plant Biodiversity, and Traditional Medicine / / Chidi Oguamanam.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Oguamanam, Chidi,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)

In the past, efforts to reconcile the western concept of intellectual property with indigenous knowledge have not taken into account the schism between this knowledge and western scientific forms. As knowledge assumes increasing importance in the quest for self-determination, cultural survival, and...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• 1. General Introduction and Overview
• 2. Conceptual Perspectives on Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property, and the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in International Law
• 3. International Law and Traditional Knowledge of Plant-Based Therapy
• 4. The Sociocultural Context of Traditional Knowledge of Plant-Based Therapy
• 5. Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge of Plant- Based Therapy: The Filtration of Indigenous Knowledge
• 6. Toward a Cross-cultural Dialogue on Intellectual Property Rights
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index