Trading Places with Communities: Toward the Protection of Traditional Knowledge in the Context of International Trade and Global Markets
Journal of International Trade Law & Policy, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2003
17 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2009
Date Written: July 1, 2003
Abstract
In the context of intellectual property rights and international trade, the protection of traditional resources and knowledge remains uncertain. This paper considers the challenges to the traditional autonomy of the nation-state in the context of globalisation and liberalisation of trade, and examines the potential for the protection and conservation of traditional resources in the international context of biodiversity and national borders of intellectual property, drawing upon the Australian example. In addressing the need for relevant protection of traditional knowledge, this paper addresses the efficacy of modern notions of community beyond the geographic, localised model and towards diversity within a global civil society of obligations.
Keywords: Traditional knowledge, intellectual property, international trade
JEL Classification: K39
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