International Law and Indigenous Knowledge

Chidi Oguamanam

Published by University of Toronto Press 2006

International Law and Indigenous Knowledge

Intellectual Property, Plant Biodiversity, and Traditional Medicine

Chidi Oguamanam

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442676244

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In International Law and Indigenous Knowledge, Chidi Oguamanan argues that Indigenous knowledge has posed a crisis of legitimacy for the intellectual property system that calls for a rethinking of the intellectual property jurisprudence in a cross-cultural direction.

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Chidi Oguamanam is a professor in the Dalhousie Law School, Dalhousie University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
1. General Introduction and Overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Conceptual Perspectives on Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property, and the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in International Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3. International Law and Traditional Knowledge of Plant-Based Therapy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
4. The Sociocultural Context of Traditional Knowledge of Plant-Based Therapy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
5. Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge of Plant- Based Therapy: The Filtration of Indigenous Knowledge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
6. Toward a Cross-cultural Dialogue on Intellectual Property Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
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- Main content: 416

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Published: January 29, 2016
ISBN: 9781442676244