Human Rights Framework for Intellectual Property, Innovation and Access to Medicines

Dr Joo-Young Lee is an advisor at the Human Rights Centre at Seoul National University in South Korea. She has published in English on various aspects of international human rights law.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Historical Overview of Patents; Chapter 2 Perspectives on Patents; Chapter 3 Public Health Safeguards in the TRIPS Agreement; Chapter 4 Human Right to Access to Medicines; Chapter 5 The Right to Science and Culture; Chapter 6 Relationship between TRIPS and International Human Rights Law in the Context of Access to Medicines; Chapter 7 Human Rights, Intellectual Property, Innovation and Access to Medicines; Chapter 101 Conclusion;

’This book explores one of the most controverted fields of enquiry in international human rights law, but also in the discussion of intellectual property law. The author provides an extraordinarily broad and comprehensive picture of the many issues involved, and in lucid style displays mastery of many of the problems encountered. The study is soundly researched, well-structured and convincingly argued, and will undoubtedly leave its mark on the scientific community, and should influence lawyers, academics, practitioners and treaty-monitoring bodies alike.’ Eibe Riedel, Visiting Professor at the Geneva Academy of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Switzerland, and former Swiss Chair of Human Rights ’Intellectual property laws should not impede States’ compliance with their core obligation to ensure universal access to affordable essential medicines. This carefully written book adds a comprehensive human rights framework to international efforts to find the right balance between two different value systems. Warmly recommended.’ Hans V. Hogerzeil, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, and former Director of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies, World Health Organization