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Patents for Drugs and the Right to Development in International Law

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  • Owoeye Olasupo Ayodeji

    (Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Hobart Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7005, Australia; RMIT University, Vietnam)

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This article explores the connection of health to human and socio-economic development and the protection of pharmaceutical patents. It examines the concept of development and the right to development in international law in the context of access to medicines and patents protection. The provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Agreement on Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) that are significant to the pursuit of development are discussed. The article argues that there is a cognisable right to development in international law that is well recognised in international trade law and the pursuit of development should be duly taken into account in the negotiation and implementation of trade and IP agreements. The article highlights the potential danger in eroding the flexibilities in the TRIPS Agreement through the negotiation of free trade agreements and emphasises the need for IP and trade agreements to sufficiently accommodate and recognise legitimate measures genuinely taken to enhance national development. It is argued that developing countries should have a national IP implementation plan that can effectively enhance their human development objectives.

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  • Owoeye Olasupo Ayodeji, 2015. "Patents for Drugs and the Right to Development in International Law," The Law and Development Review, De Gruyter, vol. 8(1), pages 69-97, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:lawdev:v:8:y:2015:i:1:p:69-97:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/ldr-2014-0029
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