Global Biopiracy
| Author | : Ikechi Mgbeoji |
| Publisher | : UBC Press |
| Total Pages | : 335 |
| Release | : 2011-11-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780774840255 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0774840250 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (250 Downloads) |
Download or read book Global Biopiracy written by Ikechi Mgbeoji and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal control and ownership of plants and traditional knowledge of the uses of plants (TKUP) is a vexing issue. The phenomenon of appropriation of plants and TKUP, otherwise known as biopiracy, thrives in a cultural milieu where non-Western forms of knowledge are systemically marginalized and devalued as "folk knowledge" or characterized as inferior. Global Biopiracy rethinks the role of international law and legal concepts, the Western-based, Eurocentric patent systems of the world, and international agricultural research institutions as they affect legal ownership and control of plants and TKUP.