Essays about: "International Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Rights"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 essays containing the words International Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Rights.
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6. Pharmaceutical Patents, Right to Health and Access to Essential Medicines: A Human Rights Critique
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Until recently, the areas of patent law and human rights law were treated separately. The tensions between pharmaceutical patents and the human right to health could be felt already in the 1980s, when the HIV/AIDS pandemic broke out and the pharmaceutical company that discovered a drug which could be used to treat this disease decided to patent it and set the price so high, that it was impossible for most people living in poor countries, where the disease was most prevalent, to access them. READ MORE
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7. Copyright and Freedom of Expression in Sweden and the European Union - The Conflict Between Two Fundamental Rights in the Information Society
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Copyright and the right to freedom of expression both constitute fundamental rights in the European Union (EU) and should be protected accordingly. But what is the closer relationship, de jure and de facto, between these two legal regimes in the information society? This is one of three questions examined in this thesis. READ MORE
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8. The Free Trade Agreement between India and European Union and its Implications to Access to HIV/AIDS Medicines
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines how the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that India is currently negotiating with the European Union (IndEUFTA) may impede the production of Indian generic version of HIV/AIDS medicines and thereby hinder access to HIV/AIDS medicines. The reason for discussing specifically HIV medicines in the context of Indian generic manufacture is important in two ways. READ MORE
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9. Copyright and contribution to knowledge: towards a fair balance of interests in knowledge society
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The present thesis explores the interface between copyright, competition and human rights in the outfit of knowledge society through the balance between both sides of the purpose of copyright, namely to encourage a dynamic creative culture, while returning value to creators and to provide widespread, affordable access to content for the public. The landscape of intellectual property generally and copyright particularly witnessed important changes in the recent years, with an obvious impact on the public interest dimension. READ MORE
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10. Patent right and access to medicine
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The reasons for the lack of access to essential medicines are manifold, but in many cases the high price of drugs is a barrier to needed medicines. The unaffordable prices of drugs are often the result of strong intellectual property protection. READ MORE
