A Human Rights Framework for Intellectual Property, Innovation and Access to Medicines

Joo-Young Lee

ISBN 10: 1138094447 / ISBN 13: 9781138094444

Published by Routledge 2017-06-28, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Human Rights Framework for Intellectual Property, Innovation and Access to Medicines
• Publisher: Routledge 2017-06-28
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138094447
• ISBN 13: 9781138094444
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This study primarily explores whether conflicts between patents and human rights in the context of access to medicines are inevitable, or whether patents can be made to serve human rights. The author argues that it is necessary to have a deepened understanding of each of the two sets of norms that govern this issue, that is, patent law and international human rights law. The chapters investigate the relevant dimensions of patent law and analyse particular human rights bearing upon the issue of intellectual property and access to medicines.

About the Author

Dr Joo-Young Lee is an advisor at the Human Rights Centre at Seoul National University in South Korea. She has published in English on various aspects of international human rights law.