Rajshree Chandra

The Cunning of Rights

Law, Life, Biocultures

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the theoretical and philosophical frames of new (biotic) property, and assesses how its altered metaphysics inscribes itself in the politics of genetic resources. It probes how rights get framed within and by law and attempts to uncover the cunning or duplicitous nature of these rightsthe chasm between their intended benefits and their actual outcomes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 147mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780199459766
• ISBN-10: 0199459762
• Artikelnr.: 47870155

Autorenporträt

Rajshree Chandra is Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India. She also teaches Political Science at Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi, India.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction
Part I
The Making of Biotic Property
1: . Inventing Life
2: . Inscribing Life in Law
3: . Framing a New Moral Economy
Part II
The Jurisdiction of Rights
4: Benefits
5: Privileges
6: Rights
7: From Legal Pluralism to Political Culturalism
Bibliography
Index
About the Author