Guneratne, Camena.

Genetic resources, equity and international law / Camena Guneratne. - Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, 2012. - x, 323 p. ; 24 cm. - New horizons in environmental and energy law . - New horizons in environmental and energy law. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture -- The uses of biological resources -- Property regimes over biological resources -- The international environmental regime on plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge -- Farmers, indigenous and local Communities and traditional knowledge -- The international property rights regime -- The plant protection provisions of UPOV, the TRIPS agreement and bilateral treaties -- Access and benefit sharing measures -- Sui generis legislation -- Disclosure of origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge -- The recognition of traditional knowledge as prior Art. 13.

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Germplasm resources, Plant--Law and legislation.
Plant biotechnology--Research--Law and legislation.
Plant diversity conservation--Law and legislation.
Crops--Germplasm resources.