INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF NGOS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Book ID/图书代码： 04289511B48297

English Summary/英文概要： This insightful and important new book explores the role played by non-governmental-organizations (NGOs) in articulating concerns at the TRIPS Council, the WIPO, the WHO, the CBD-COP and the FAO that intellectual property rights can have negative consequences for developing countries. Duncan Matthews describes how coalitions of international NGOs have influenced the way that the relationship between intellectual property rights and development is understood, often framing the message as a human rights issue to emphasize these concerns and ensure that access to medicines, food security and the rights of indigenous peoples over their traditional knowledge are protected.

Based on extensive research undertaken in Geneva and in developing countries, the book also reveals how NGOs and broader social movements in Brazil, India and South Africa have played a crucial role in addressing the negative impacts of intellectual property rights by using human rights law as a practical tool before national courts and when seeking to influence national legislation and government policy.

Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development will appeal to academics, practitioners, activists, international negotiators and postgraduate students in intellectual property law, human rights law, the international political economy of intellectual property rights and development studies.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这部洞见深刻、意义重大的新作品阐述了TRIPS、世界知识产权组织、世界卫生组织、CBD-COP和粮农组织对知识产权对发展中国家造成的消极影响方面的关注，探索了非政府组织所扮演的角色。Duncan Matthews解释了国际非政府组织联盟是如何影响知识产权和发展之间的关系的。他将这个问题上升到人权问题的层面进行了强调，并指出应保护本土人民获得药物、食品安全以及他们对传统知识的权利。

本书基于在日内瓦和发展中国家的大量研究，揭示了非政府组织和更广泛的在巴西、印度和南非开展的社会运动是如何在国内法庭运用知识产权法以及在寻求影响国内立法及政府政策方面起到关键作用的。

本书将吸引知识产权法、人权法、国际政治经济知识产权与发展问题研究领域的学者、从业者、活动家、国际谈判家和研究生。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“Duncan Matthews针对非政府组织在国际及国内知识产权政策方面扮演的角色进行了一流、深刻的分析。基于大量的一手研究，本书针对主要发展中国家的非政府组织角色、非政府组织与国家政策制定者及多方机构之间的关系等问题提出了智慧而深入的观点。每个对知识产权及人权、发展、获得药品、农民权利、生物多样性问题感兴趣的人都应该读一读本书。我强烈推荐这部能够加深我们理解的著作。”——Susan K. Sell，华盛顿大学

“越来越多的非政府组织正在参与国际谈判。本书中，作者说明了非政府组织在知识产权谈判中所施加的影响的性质及程度。本书基于大量访谈数据及案例研究，语言简明，对学者和参与国际谈判的谈判家来说都十分有价值。”——Peter Drahos，澳大利亚国家大学

“本书揭示了非政府组织如何帮助发展中国家更好地了解和减轻其被迫在贸易谈判中采取的知识产权保护新标准所造成的影响。基于全面和严谨的研究，作者为大家奉献了这部杰出的作品，不仅对知识产权领域的学者、政策制定者和学生十分重要，同时也值得对人权等问题感兴趣的人阅读。”——Carlos 布宜诺斯艾利斯大学

‘Duncan Matthews has produced a first-rate, in-depth analysis of the role of NGOs in international and national intellectual property policy. Based on extensive primary research, this book provides a smart, thoughtful perspective on the role of key developing country NGOs, NGOs’ relationships with national policymakers, and with multilateral institutions. Everyone interested in the interface of intellectual property policy and human rights, development, access to medicines, farmers’ rights, and biodiversity should read this compelling account. I highly recommend this excellent contribution to our understanding.’---Susan K. Sell, George Washington University, US

‘One of the features of international negotiations has been the increasing participation of non-governmental organizations. In this important book, Duncan Matthews shows the nature and extent of NGO influence in the negotiations over intellectual property. Written with great clarity and drawing on interview data and case studies, the book will be valuable to both scholars and practitioners working in international negotiation.’---Peter Drahos, Australian National University

‘This book reveals how non-governmental organizations helped developing countries to better understand and mitigate the impact of the new standards of intellectual property protection that those countries were forced to adopt in the context of trade negotiations. Based on comprehensive and rigorous research, the author offers an outstanding piece that will not only be important for academics, policy-makers and students working in the area of intellectual property, but also for those more broadly interested in the implementation of human rights, coalition-building scenarios and framing strategies.’---Carlos Correa, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

‘This is a valuable corrective to a debate that is too often premised on the perspective of rich and developed countries. Focussing on the network of NGOs that supports developing countries, Duncan Matthews fills a major gap in the analysis of international disputes about intellectual property. His analysis rightly demolishes the position that developing countries have remained helpless in the face of developments in the global governance of IPRs, and helps explain how the global politics of IPRs is shifting.’---Christopher May, Lancaster University, UK

About the Author/作者介绍： Duncan Matthew，英国伦敦大学知识产权法教授

Duncan Matthews, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

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