Marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Access and benefit-sharing

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 375-433

  Drankier, Petra ^a   Oude Elferink, Alex G ^a   Visser, Bert ^b   Takács, Tamara ^c,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TMC Asser Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

access and benefit sharing; areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ); marine genetic resources

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC TREATY; BIODIVERSITY; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LAW OF THE SEA; MARINE RESOURCE; MARITIME BOUNDARY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84860243996     PISSN: 09273522     EISSN: 15718085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180812X637984     Document Type: Article

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