| Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing: Lessons from the San-Hoodia Case 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Wynberg, Rachel (Editor), Schroeder, Doris (Editor), Chennells, Roger (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9048131227 ISBN-13: 9789048131228 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2009 Annotation: Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing is the first in-depth account of the Hoodia bioprospecting case and use of San traditional knowledge, placing it in the global context of indigenous peoplesa (TM) rights, consent and benefit-sharing. It is unique as the first interdisciplinary analysis of consent and benefit sharing in which philosophers apply their minds to questions of justice in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), lawyers interrogate the use of intellectual property rights to protect traditional knowledge, environmental scientists analyse implications for national policies, anthropologists grapple with the commodification of knowledge and, uniquely, case experts from Asia, Australia and North America bring their collective expertise and experiences to bear on the San-Hoodia case. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Environmental - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 344.095 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 400 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Indigenous Peoples, Consent and Benefit Sharing is the first in-depth account of the Hoodia bioprospecting case and use of San traditional knowledge, placing it in the global context of indigenous peoples' rights, consent and benefit-sharing. It is unique as the first interdisciplinary analysis of consent and benefit sharing in which philosophers apply their minds to questions of justice in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), lawyers interrogate the use of intellectual property rights to protect traditional knowledge, environmental scientists analyse implications for national policies, anthropologists grapple with the commodification of knowledge and, uniquely, case experts from Asia, Australia and North America bring their collective expertise and experiences to bear on the San-Hoodia case. |