Making and Unmaking Intellectual Property
Title | Making and Unmaking Intellectual Property PDF eBook |
Author | Mario Biagioli |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2015-07-31 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 022617249X |
Rules regulating access to knowledge are no longer the exclusive province of lawyers and policymakers and instead command the attention of anthropologists, economists, literary theorists, political scientists, artists, historians, and cultural critics. This burgeoning interdisciplinary interest in “intellectual property” has also expanded beyond the conventional categories of patent, copyright, and trademark to encompass a diverse array of topics ranging from traditional knowledge to international trade. Though recognition of the central role played by “knowledge economies” has increased, there is a special urgency associated with present-day inquiries into where rights to information come from, how they are justified, and the ways in which they are deployed. Making and Unmaking Intellectual Property, edited by Mario Biagioli, Peter Jaszi, and Martha Woodmansee, presents a range of diverse—and even conflicting—contemporary perspectives on intellectual property rights and the contested sources of authority associated with them. Examining fundamental concepts and challenging conventional narratives—including those centered around authorship, invention, and the public domain—this book provides a rich introduction to an important intersection of law, culture, and material production.
Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice
Title | Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations |
Publisher | UN |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2015-08-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789210016513 |
The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. The Statute of the International Court of Justice forms part of the Charter. The aim of the Charter is to save humanity from war; to reaffirm human rights and the dignity and worth of the human person; to proclaim the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and to promote the prosperity of all humankind. The Charter is the foundation of international peace and security.
International Law and Justice
Title | International Law and Justice PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Rowan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Selected from the papers presented at the twenty-third International Social Philosophy Conference held in July of 2006 at University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia --Preface.
Making Better International Law: The International Law Commission at 50 - Proceedings of the United Nations Colloquium on Progressive Development and Codification of International Law
Title | Making Better International Law: The International Law Commission at 50 - Proceedings of the United Nations Colloquium on Progressive Development and Codification of International Law PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1998 |
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Constitution-making Under UN Auspices
Title | Constitution-making Under UN Auspices PDF eBook |
Author | Vijayashri Sripati |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780199498024 |
Post 1960, all colonies enjoyed the right to sculpt their own constitutions without international assistance. Yet, from 1960-2018, over poor 40 sovereign states have adopted with United Nations Constitutional Assistance (UNCA) the Western liberal constitution. Why? A comprehensive study on UNCA, this book shows that based on the UN's official statements, UNCA works ostensibly to 'modernise' poor states. However, this results in an investor-friendly environment that largely benefits powerful transnational interests, only to secure debt-relief. Thus, political control that they experienced when they were colonies, continues in this post-colonial era.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Title | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Civil rights |
ISBN |
Developments of International Law in Treaty Making
Title | Developments of International Law in Treaty Making PDF eBook |
Author | Rudiger Wolfrum |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 656 |
Release | 2005-03-29 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9783540252993 |
The book explores the various means of making non-conventional/non-treaty law and the cross-cutting issues that they raise. Law-making by technical/informal expert bodies, Conferences of Parties, international organizations, the UN Security Council, regional organizations and arrangements and non-state actors is examined in turn. This forms the basis for the analysis of the complementarity of international treaty law, customary international law and non-traditional law-making, potential subject matters of non-treaty law-making, domestic consequences of non-treaty law-making, proliferation of actors, commissions and treaty bodies of the UN system, and International courts and tribunals.