Patents on Life: Religious, Moral, and Social Justice Aspects of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property
A unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives on debates surrounding biotechnology patents or 'patents on life'.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781108428682 |
| Summary: | A unique collection of legal, religious, ethical, and political perspectives on debates surrounding biotechnology patents or 'patents on life'. Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Prefatory Note and Acknowledgements -- Opening -- 1 An Introduction to Religious and Political Discourse on Life Patents -- I Life Patents, Law, and Morality -- 2 Morality, Religion, and Patents -- 3 Religious and Moral Grounds for Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Exclusions -- 4 Life-Form Patents: Proceedings in the European Patent Office and the Role of Non-commercial Parties -- II Religious Perspectives on Life Patents -- 5 Intellectual Property Rights and the Fundamental Right to the Commons in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching -- 6 Human Rights and Life Patents: Lessons from the Church's Social Teaching and Engagement in the United States -- 7 Intellectual Property and Genetic Sequences: A Jewish Law Perspective -- 8 Intellectual Property, Islamic Values, and the Patenting of Genes -- 9 Christian Libertarianism and the Curious Lack of Religious Objections to the Patenting of Life Forms in the United States -- 10 From Chakrabarty to Myriad and Beyond: Catholic Contributions to the Gene-Patenting Debate -- III Social Justice and Political Aspects -- 11 "Thou Shalt Not Steal": The Morality of Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceutical Patents -- 12 Genetic Resources and Patents: In Search of Ethical Solutions to Global IP Discord -- 13 Patents for Life: Toward an Ethical Use of Patents on Plant Innovations -- 14 Germline Modification of Human Embryos, Patents and the Limits of Markets: Rethinking Equality, Human Diversity and the Question of Innovation Funding -- 15 Patent Governance, Ethics and Democracy: How Transparency and Accountability Norms Are Challenged by Patents on Stem Cells, Gametes and Genome Editing (CRISPR) in Europe -- Closing -- 16 Life Patents, Religion, and Justice: A Summary of Themes -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 1108675751 |