Legal geographies of intellectual property, 'traditional' knowledge and biodiversity: Experiencing conventions, laws, customary law, and Karma in Thailand

Geographical Research

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 375-386

  Robinson, Daniel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Customary law; Genetic resources; Intellectual property; Legal geography; Medicinal plants; Scale; Thailand; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; CULTURAL TRADITION; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LIABILITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

THAILAND;

EID: 84887238048     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12022     Document Type: Article

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