LL.M Dissertation 2016-17

Permanent URI for this collection

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2

IP Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions in India and South Africa- A Comparative Study
(National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam) Choudhury, Kankana; Basar, Topi
The idea of protecting folklore could be traced back in the early 1970's. In 1973, the Government of Bolivia submitted to the Director-General of UNESCO by requesting that UNESCO begin to examine the state of folklore and make a proposal for an addition to the Universal Copyright Conventon. The initiative to protect folklore reflects the more widely felt need in the developing countries to draw new intellectual strength from the country's own unique, freely developed folk traditon once the country becomes from its colonial ties.
Traditional Knowledge of Medicine in Thailand and Assam: A Comparative Study
(National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam) Chetia, Anurupa; Basar, Topi
India along with other countries who are rich in traditional medicinal knowledge are facing problems due to patent protection granted to the developed countries who are using these traditional medicinal knowledge for making pharmaceutical drugs without giving any recognition to these communities. Traditional medicinal Knowledge is one of its products which is present from Pre-vedic. The question here arises how to protect these traditional medicinal knowledge from being exploited.