Patents Bill, TRIPs and Right to Health
South Africa and Brazil have both successfully adopted provisions in their respective patents legislations that indicate that there is scope for flexibility in TRIPs implementation. India too needs to...
View ArticleAmended Patents Act and Access to Medicines after Doha
The Doha Declaration constitutes a major step forward insofar as it acknowledges in the WTO context that the introduction of patents in the health sector has significant impacts on access to drugs....
View ArticleLiability and GMOs
The system proposed in the Biosafety Protocol that came into force in September 2003, needs to be urgently supplemented by liability rules. Despite the existence of such rules at the national level and...
View ArticleFarmer Liability and GM Contamination
A recent decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in Monsanto Canada vs Schmeiser points to the need to pay priority attention to the development of comprehensive liability frameworks in the field of...
View ArticleSeeds Regulation, Food Security and Sustainable Development
Thus far, debates relating to the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Patents Act 1970 have focused overwhelmingly on its consequences for the pharmaceutical sector. However, the Act is only one...
View ArticleThe Global Warming Regime after 2012: Towards a New Focus
Any understanding of global warming must consider the relative contribution to the problem by the richer countries and the rich, over the poorer countries and the poor who are the most affected due to...
View ArticleNew Policy Framework for Rural Drinking Water Supply: Swajaldhara Guidelines
This article discusses the central government policy for drinking water supply in rural areas. It examines its evolution from the 1970s onwards and focuses, in particular, on the reforms of the past...
View ArticleRealisation of the Fundamenta l Right to Water in Rural Areas: Implications...
The fundamental right to water in rural areas is well-established in India, but the actual content of this right has not been elaborated upon in judicial decisions. There is no general drinking water...
View ArticleThe Groundwater Model Bill
Groundwater is now the main source of water for all major water uses in India and needs to be given greater policy attention. The fact that it is a politically sensitive topic because any reform will...
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