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Free Prior and Informed Consent - An indigenous peoples' right and a good practice for local communities - Manual for project practitioners
… Free Prior and Informed Consent An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities 2 ▲ … rootlessness and manipulation in the purchase of land and property rights. The United Nations Permanent Forum on … govern a wide range of issues, including family relations, property law, and use and ownership of land and natural …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Article 11. Right to vote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … where protected under national law • Intellectual property rights • Personal data, where confidential under … installation into air, water or land”. (e) Intellectual property rights; Under the Convention, public authorities may …
Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure
… Special Rapporteur Reports on adequate housing, and the Right to Food movement. Women’s land rights … or amending discriminatory inheritance and property laws. … succession law can directly or indirectly restrict women’s right to own or control property, or inherit it. The …
Payments for Ecosystem Services - Legal and Institutional Frameworks
… 23 vi vii Chapter 4 Property Rights … 29 4.1 Understanding Property Rights … Understanding Property Rights Property is not a single right which is by necessity clearly attributed to only one person. In fact, the right of ownership and different use rights regarding the …
Addressing the problems of access : Protecting sources, while giving users certainty
… of CBD definitions 3 1.2.2 The application of traditional property regimes (over tangible assets) to "genetic … issue of derivatives 38 3.1.3 The utilization issue 39 3.2 Property rights in genetic resources 40 3.2.1 Applying … Simply put, one cannot build a struc- ture without the right tools – and having the tools is meaningless without …
Issues in water law reform
… These were (a) the transition from an existing landed property-based system of water abstraction rights to a … fundamental issue of taking of constitutionally-protected property rights, with obvious political overtones. The latter … The formula most often adopted was that the Crown has "the right to the use, flow and control of all water" in …
Explanatory guide to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
… International Cooperation 61 Box 7. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and Traditional Knowledge 63 … within the Multilateral System 87 Box 11. Intellectual Property Rights over PGRFA 94 Box 12. International Code of … Genetic Resources Institute IPR – Intellectual Property Right MTA – Material Transfer Agreement PGR – Plant Genetic …
Contracting for ABS: The legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
… of Contents viii ix 3.2.6 Tracking 128 3.2.7 Intellectual property and other intangible properties 129 3.2.7.1 IPRs 129 … and access fees 292 7.4.11.7 Management of intellectual property 292 7.4.11.8 The influence of science and technology … Simply put, one cannot build a structure without the right tools – and having the tools is meaningless without …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… to open access resources but rather a system of communal property. In the case of resources that would otherwise be … R. S. and Pradhan, R. (2002). Legal pluralism and dynamic property rights. CAPRi Working Paper no. 22. Washington, … and agreements more specifically guarantee the right to own property.26 UNDRIP also calls for the …