Product Description: The development of new digital technologies has resulted in significant transformations in daily life, from the arrival of online shopping to more fundamental changes in the ways we work and communicate. Many of these changes raise questions that transcend market access and liberalisation, and demand cooperation and coherent regulatory design...read more

Product Description: Equity emerged as a powerful symbol of aspired redistribution in international relations. Operationally, it has had limited impact in the Westphalian system of nation states - except for maritime boundary delimitations. This book deals with the role of equity in international law, and offers a detailed case study on maritime boundary delimitation in the context of the enclosure movement in the law of the sea...read more

<b>International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World Economy</b> provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the global system regulating intellectual property rights. The authors use meticulously selected case decisions from different national, regional, and multilateral courts and dispute settlement bodies to illustrate the application of legal principles, as well as to introduce the impact the treatment of intellectual property rights may have on a range of social and economic interests. <p class="copymedium"> <b>This outstanding text recognizes that students today need to understand intellectual property concepts in the context of a global economy. This unique teaching tool: </b> </p> <ul> <li> explores the technical aspects of intellectual property rights practice and the context in which decisions are made and carried out </li> <li class="copymedium"> explicitly addresses the importance of technology developments for intellectual property, including how the international intellectual property system may be adapting to pressures for change </li> <li class="copymedium"> explains the roles of various multilateral organizations in the regulation of intellectual property rights, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), and how other regulating organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO), are involved </li> <li> analyzes the role of regional organizations such as the European Union (EU), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), as well as explaining the network of multilateral and regional trade agreements within the intellectual property rights system, and the mechanisms for the implementation of those agreements </li> <li> Provides important tools for future employment in a variety of public settings </li> </ul> <p class="copymedium"> <b>The Teacher's Manual provides: </b> </p> <ul> <li> an up-to-date detailed explanation of the subject matter of the book, expanding upon the underlying themes </li> <li> additional substantive content that will aid in class preparation </li> <li> links to international institution (and other) websites that can be used for classroom illustration of how the international intellectual property system operates </li> <li> suggested paper topics, syllabus/page selection and sample exams </li> </ul> <p> For new teachers, the Teacher's Manual is an invaluable aid for classroom preparation. For experienced teachers, the commentary in the Teacher's Manual provides added value to the text. </p> <p> * Teaching materials available only for professors only. </p> <p> </p>

Product Description: The third edition of Concise International and European IP Law. TRIPS, Paris Convention, European Enforcement and Transfer of Technology is an incomparable practical resource for practitioners, providing comprehensive coverage of rules, practice, and procedure of intellectual property law...read more

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While the WTO agreements do not regulate the use of biotechnology per se, their rules can have a profound impact on the use of the technology for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. This book seeks to identify the challenges to international trade regulation that arise from biotechnology. The contributions examine whether existing international obligations of WTO Members are appropriate to deal with the issues arising for the use of biotechnology and whether there is a need for new international legal instruments, including a potential WTO Agreement on Biotechnology. They combine various perspectives on and topics relating to genetic engineering and trade, including human rights and gender; intellectual property rights; traditional knowledge and access and benefit sharing; food security, trade and agricultural production and food safety; and medical research, cloning and international trade.

Product Description: Like many other international organizations, the World Trade Organization stands at a crossroads. There is an obvious imbalance between the organization's dispute settlement arm and its negotiation platform. While its current rules, supported by a strong dispute settlement system, have provided some buffering against the negative effects of the financial crises, its negotiation machinery has not produced any substantial outcomes since the late 1990s...read more

Product Description: Beyond specificities of each intellectual property right, some principles and rules are common to all or several intellectual property rights. Therefore certain statutory provisions enacted at European or international levels are of great importance for all or various intellectual property rights...read more

Product Description: Economic globalization and respect for human rights are both highly topical issues. In theory, more trade should increase economic welfare and protection of human rights should ensure individual dignity. Recently, however, tension has arisen between these two areas...read more

Product Description: The World Trade Forum 2001 on Trade and Human Rights addressed some of the most controversial and challenging issues in the ongoing public debate on globalization: the relationship between institutions and norms regulating global economic activity and institutions and norms promoting and protecting human rights...read more

Product Description: The WTO is generally seen as a key actor of globalization and, as such, has been the point of convergence of popular irritation worldwide. Many of the reproaches addressed to the WTO show civil societys concern with what is perceived as a democratic deficit in the way the organization operates...read more

Product Description: The University of Michigan Press is pleased to announce the second volume in an annual series, the World Trade Forum. The Forum's members include scholars, lawyers, and government and business practitioners working in the area of international trade, law, and policy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The traditional means of protecting intellectual (or industrial) property are currently under great pressure from the forces of globalization. In this work, the authors attempt to identify the interfaces between traditional and modern strategic means of industrial property management, and to offer an interchange of ideas between experts from a variety of backgrounds...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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