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• Title:Indigenous heritage and intellectual property : genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and folklore / editor, S. von Lewinski ; contributors, Anja von Hahn [and others].
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Lewinski, Silke von.
  Hahn, A. v. (Anja von)
  
• Published/Created:The Hague ; New York : Kluwer Law International, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K1401 .I53 2004 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: K1401 .I53 2004
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Intellectual property.
  Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation.
  Traditional ecological knowledge--Law and legislation.
  Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc.
  Ethnoscience.
  
• Description:xvii, 409 p. ; 25 cm
  
• Summary:"Recognizing that the commercial exploitation of indigenous knowledge and resources takes place in the midst of a genuine and significant "clash of cultures," the eight contributors to this important book explore ways in which intellectual property law can expand to accommodate the rights to indigenous people to their traditional knowledge, genetic resources, indigenous names and designations, and folklore. In so doing they touch upon such fundamental issues and concepts as the following: collective rights to the living heritage; relevant human rights norms; bioprospecting and biopiracy; benefit-sharing in biological resources; farmers' rights; the practical needs of documentation, assistance, and advice; the role of customary law; and public domain."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9041122184 ( hardcover : alk. paper)
  9789041122186 ( hardcover : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Pt. I. Introduction / Silke von Lewinski
  pt. II. Indigenous peoples, indigenous knowledge and indigenous resources in international law / Peter-Tobias Stoll, Anja von Hahn. Indigenous peoples in international law ; Indigenous peoples: definition issues ; Some essential characteristics of indigenous cultures ; Relevant human rights norms in the context of indigenous knowledge and indigenous resources ; Indigenous peoples in international environmental law ; Ongoing discussions: recent developments in international fora regarding indigenous resources and traditional knowledge ; Recent developments at the regional and national levels with regard to the protection of indigenous resources and traditional knowledge ; Statements, declarations, charters, resolutions and recommendations by indigenous peoples ; Conclusion
  pt. III. Analysis of different areas of indigenous resources ; Traditional knowledge / Matthias Leistner ; Genetic resources / Michael Hassemer ; Protection of traditional names and designations / Annette Kur, Roland Knaak ; Folklore / Agnes Lucas-Schloetter
  pt. IV. Final considerations / Silke von Lewinski. Preliminary remarks ; The needs as expressed by indigenous peoples ; Protection by existing intellectual property regimes ; Protection of genetic resources, traditional knowledge and folklore by legal regimes beyond intellectual property ; The level of legal measures ; Additional instruments ; Practical measures.