Indigenous Heritage and Intellectual Property: Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore

For indigenous cultures, property is an alien concept. This book explores ways in which intellectual property law can expand to accommodate the interests of indigenous people to their traditional knowledge, genetic resources, indigenous names and designations, and folklore.

Product details

• Authors: Lewinski, Silke von Lewinski, Von Lewinski, Silke von Lewinski
• Assisted by: Silke Lewinski (Editor)
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9789041124920
• ISBN: 978-90-411-2492-0
• No. of pages: 568
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 962 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law