Lee, Joo-Young, (law teacher)

A human rights framework for intellectual property, innovation and access to medicines / Joo-Young Lee, Seoul National University, South Korea. - xii, 287 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-269) and index.

Historical overview of patents -- Perspectives on patents -- Public Health safeguards in the TRIPS agreement -- Human right to access to medicines -- The right to science and culture -- Relationship between TRIPS and internatioanl human rights law in the context of access to medicines -- Human rights, intellectual property, innovation and access to medicines.

9781472410610 (hbk) 9781472410627 (ebk PDF) 9781472410634 (ebk ePUB)

2014046282


Human rights.
Right to health.
Intellectual property.
Health services accessibility--Law and legislation.
Medical care--Law and legislation.

K3240 / .L43 2015

346.0486 LEE