The Politics of Genetic Resource Control

Stenson, A.; Gray, T.

The question of how genetic resources ought to be owned and controlled has become a controversial international political issue. The authors examine this issue from a normative perspective, discussing the four principles that govern the debate over genetic resource control. These four principles are proprietarian intellectual property rights (the dominant principle, reflecting Western influences); communitarian intellectual property rights (a principle bound up with the rights of indigenous peoples); national sovereignty (the principle at the heart of international law); and common heritage of mankind (the most recent principle reflecting Third World demands).

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-06-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333745021

DOI: 10.1057/9780333982853

Dimensions: 203cm x127cm

Pages: 175