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In times when the role of science in society is more debated than ever in polarized, politicized and partial terms, what is the role for the human right to science and rights-based approaches? The right to science remains poorly understood and neglected in both national and global human rights...
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under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change to the Conference on Innovation and Climate Change held by the World …
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This study considers intellectual property rules contained in the WTO TRIPS Agreement as they might affect climate … change regulatory efforts. The TRIPS Agreement rules that are most directly applicable in this context are patents … WTO dispute-settlement panel might apply WTO rules (especially TRIPS) to climate change initiatives that a WTO Member …
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"Access to genetic resources" and "fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising [from their] utilization" is the third objective of the 1992 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The expression is included in the full title of the 2010 Nagoya Protocol (NP). Neither agreement...
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This paper presents a two-sector green endogenous growth model to explore a mechanism that explains why carbon-intensive capital is not necessarily shut down during transition to a green economy. Without accumulating clean capital to offset carbon emissions, a tightening of climate regulation...
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Rights (TRIPS Agreement) and Public Health adopted by the World Trade Organization, we realize that its impact is beyond … issues of public health stricto sensu. The Doha Declaration has inspired discussions at the Council for TRIPS regarding … of the discussion in the TRIPS Council is the need to rebalance public interests (such as public health and environmental …
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Traditional knowledge (TK) plays an integral role in supporting sustainable development practices and can act as an enabler of sustainable development in indigenous and local communities (ILCs) through recognition of intellectual property rights (IPRs). This paper explores points of convergence...
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