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Why do very different states adopt remarkably similar intellectual property laws? From Australia to Zambia, France to Fiji, and the United States to Uzbekistan, countries around the world have to a large extent harmonized laws protecting intangible goods. Such harmonization is p…

Researchers have attempted to unravel the mystery behind resource management challenges in Africa. However, relatively little attempts have so far been made to understand the indigenous philosophical underpinnings and traditional perceptions to natural resource governance in the…

This research critically analyse the existing international intellectual property regime with regard to protection of Genetic Resources (GRs) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) in respect of developing countries. It further discusses access and benefit-sharing (ABS) law and its agre…

This research examines equity and justice impacts of inter-basin water transfers and urban water provision in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, providing new insights into how ancient water technologies and contemporary infrastructure projects not only can co-exist, but can also pr…