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Biotechnology and Ethics: A Critical Review of the World Council of Churches' Position on Agricultural Biotechnology
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)What are the theological and ethical justification for the World Council of Churches' (WCC) participation in the global movement calling for a ban of transgenic technology in agriculture? The article identifies two phases ... -
Food sovereignty - an appropriate approach to ensure the right to food?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)The article reviews the food sovereignty concept, comparing it with the legally recognised human right to food. It is found that there are certain elements of Article 11(2) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social ... -
General Comment No. 17 on ‘‘Authors’ Rights’’
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)General Comment No. 17 on authors’ rights is a comprehensive assessment of the normative content of article 15, paragraph 1(c) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the Covenant). Also, the ... -
Human rights and technology - a conflictual relationship? Assessing private research and the right to adequate food
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)Human rights provisions addressing technology have been much ignored. The connections between technology and human rights have, however, received renewed interest recently. Patent disputes, stagnation in publicly funded ... -
Human rights and TRIPS exclusion and exception provisions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects at Intellectual Property Rights contains several provisions that both allow for exclusion from patentability, as well as exceptions from the exercise of the rights of the patent holder. ... -
Human Rights in Natural Science and Technology Professions’ Codes of Ethics?
(Business and Professional Ethics Journal;32:1–2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-02)No global professional codes for the natural science and technology professions exist. In light of how the application of new technology can affect individuals and communities, this discrepancy warrants greater scrutiny. ... -
Intellectual Property - Rights or Privileges?
(The Journal of World Intellectual Property;4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2005)The present article will discuss this dminction between privileges and property rights, based on the evolving concepts of “privileges”, “property rights” and “human rights”. Based on an elaboration of these terms, it will ... -
Missionary dilemmas in times of persecution : Case Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Under the Communist regime in Ethiopia 1974-1991, the Evangelical churches were subject to severe persecution, with more than 3000 church buildings closed and pastors imprisoned, tortured and killed. In this situation a ... -
The Nature of Social Human Rights Treaties and Standard-setting WTO treaties : a question of hierachy?
(Nordic journal of international law;4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Social human rights are not held to belong to the category of jus cogens norms. At the same time these human rights protect vital matters, such as the right to adequate food, which obviously has a relationship to the right ... -
Når personar med utviklingshemming blir eldre, kva utfordringar erfarer kommunale tenesteytarar?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Personar med utviklingshemming er ei aukande gruppe i eldrebefolkninga, og dei har andre utfordringar i samband med aldring enn resten av befolkninga. Studiar om aldring og alderdom hjå personar med utviklingshemming viser ... -
Patent Rights and Human Rights: Exploring their Relationships
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)The assessment of the relationship between patent rights and human rights has resulted in several tentative findings, such as by the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, that there are ... -
The right to self-determination and natural resources: the case of Western Sahara
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Phosphate, fish and possibly oil and gas all constitute important natural resources found on the territory and in the waters of Western Sahara. The importance of these natural resources must be recognised in order to ... -
Traditional Knowledge and Human Rights
(The Journal of world intellectual property;5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2005)In the realm of intellectual property protection, traditional knowledge has been receiving increasing attention in the past few years. Presently, however, there is no international treaty regulating traditional knowledge.’ ...