Routledge Studies in Law and Sustainable Development
Genetic Resources as Natural Information: Implications for the Convention on Biological Diversity and Nagoya Protocol
1st Edition
By Manuel Ruiz Muller
October 26, 2017
Demonstrating the shortcomings of current policy and legal approaches to access and benefit-sharing (ABS) in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this book recognizes that genetic resources are widely distributed across countries and that bilateral contracts undermine fairness and equity. ...
Indigenous Peoples, Customary Law and Human Rights – Why Living Law Matters
1st Edition
By Brendan Tobin
April 21, 2016
This highly original work demonstrates the fundamental role of customary law for the realization of Indigenous peoples’ human rights and for sound national and international legal governance. The book reviews the legal status of customary law and its relationship with positive and natural law from ...