Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">This article provides an historical account of the changes that...
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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| author | Gabriel R. Nemogá Soto |
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| description | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">This article provides an historical account of the changes that have taken place regarding ownership, control and access over genetic resources. Once considered the common heritage of humanity, rights over genetic resources, it is argued, have undergone radical transformations. The global legal framework regarding genetic resources has shifted to legitimize and promote their appropriation and monopolization.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">This transformation embraced the expansion of intellectual property rights over genetic material and information, including living organisms, through the World Trade Organization´s Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs). This was coupled by the adoption of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which recognizes sovereign rights of the countries of origin over their genetic resources and, at the same time, obligates them to permit access to those resources.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The Colombian Constitution of 1991 and unparalleled judicial decisions during the last decade reaffirmed sovereign rights over genetic resources in Colombia. Conversely, the genetic resources and the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities continue to be freely accessible resources within the current Colombian legal framework. </span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41d144ba42dc4e21978d70dd969396032022-12-21T20:48:17ZspaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista Colombiana de Biotecnología0123-34751909-87582011-12-0131173526540Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledgeGabriel R. Nemogá Soto0Universidad Nacional de Colombia<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">This article provides an historical account of the changes that have taken place regarding ownership, control and access over genetic resources. Once considered the common heritage of humanity, rights over genetic resources, it is argued, have undergone radical transformations. The global legal framework regarding genetic resources has shifted to legitimize and promote their appropriation and monopolization.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">This transformation embraced the expansion of intellectual property rights over genetic material and information, including living organisms, through the World Trade Organization´s Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPs). This was coupled by the adoption of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, which recognizes sovereign rights of the countries of origin over their genetic resources and, at the same time, obligates them to permit access to those resources.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US">The Colombian Constitution of 1991 and unparalleled judicial decisions during the last decade reaffirmed sovereign rights over genetic resources in Colombia. Conversely, the genetic resources and the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities continue to be freely accessible resources within the current Colombian legal framework. </span></p>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/30060Recursos genéticospropiedad intelectualconocimiento tradicionalpatrimonio común de la humanidadbioprospecciónbiopirateríabienes públicostragedia de los bienes comunesColombia |
| spellingShingle | Gabriel R. Nemogá Soto Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología Recursos genéticos propiedad intelectual conocimiento tradicional patrimonio común de la humanidad bioprospección biopiratería bienes públicos tragedia de los bienes comunes Colombia |
| title | Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge |
| title_full | Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge |
| title_fullStr | Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge |
| title_short | Property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge |
| title_sort | property regime concerning genetic resources and traditional knowledge |
| topic | Recursos genéticos propiedad intelectual conocimiento tradicional patrimonio común de la humanidad bioprospección biopiratería bienes públicos tragedia de los bienes comunes Colombia |
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