IP & Sustainable Developmnt (LAW-795-021)
De Beer
Meets: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (TW) - Room 103
Enrolled: 10 / Limit: 25
Notices
Meets June 7 -8 (T, W) | 9am-12pm, 2pm-5pm
Description
This course explores how intellectual property governs the intersections among environmental sustainability, technological innovation and knowledge policy. Intellectual property (IP), among other things, governs the intersections among environmental sustainability, technological innovation and knowledge policy. This course begins by framing such issues within the global governance framework and introducing key international institutions and agreements. It then explores a series of thematic subtopics: What is the role of IP in conserving or sharing the benefits of biodiversity? How does IP operate to restrict or enable access to plants’ genetic resources for food and agriculture? Are Western notions of IP compatible with the environmental and social norms governing indigenous peoples throughout the world? Does IP facilitate the transfer of clean technologies from developed to developing countries? Can developing countries claim to have fundamental rights of access to such technologies? Students in the course will engage in interactive classroom discussion and actively participate in a simulation of international negotiations. Grades will be determined by responses to a take-home examination, to be administered in the weeks immediately following the course.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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First Class Readings
Not available at this time.