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Intellectual Property and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment

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TitleIntellectual Property and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment
ContributorElena Izyumenko (editor)
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.17176/20250929-102752-0
Landing pagehttps://intrechtdok.de/receive/mir_mods_00021159
Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
PublisherVerfassungsblog
Publication placeBerlin
Published on2025-10-03
ISBN978-3-565-04453-5 (PDF)
Long abstract

As climate change worsens, interest is growing in the link between intellectual property protection and environmental sustainability. At the heart of these discussions are concerns that strong IP protection may hinder sustainable practices. This edited volume brings together leading experts to explore the connection between the Human Right to a Healthy Environment and IP protection.

Print length158 pages
LanguageEnglish (Original)
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Keywords
  • Geistiges Eigentum <https://d-nb.info/gnd/4136832-0>
  • Upcycling <https://d-nb.info/gnd/1280958278>
Contents

Intellectual Property and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: An Introduction

  • Elena Izyumenko

The Status of the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment under Customary International Law

  • Otto Spijkers

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment from an EU Charter Perspective

  • Jasper Krommendijk

The Struggle Is Now: Why We Should Be Cautious About Granting Present Rights to Future Generations

  • Luísa Netto

Fast Fashion, Slow Transition: Social and Environmental Rights at the Heart of a Sustainable Transition in the Textile Industry

  • Eva Meyermans Spelmans

Fashion Upcycling and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Trademark Protection Thwarting Sustainable Reuse?

  • Martin Senftleben

Upcycling, the Ongoing Battle: A (Hopeful) United States Perspective

  • Irene Calboli

Greenifying Copyright: Economic Rights and User Flexibilities in the Context of Upcycling

  • Péter Mezei

Patents and the Right to a Healthy Environment: An Outline of a Response to the Critics

  • Léon Dijkman

Greenforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: What Role for the Fundamental Right to a Healthy Environment in IP Practice?

  • Charlotte Vrendenbarg

Balancing Intellectual Property Protection with the Human Right to a Healthy Environment: Internal and External Reconciliation Approaches

  • Elena Izyumenko
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PDFhttps://verfassungsblog.de/buecher/intellectual-property-and-the-human-right-to-a-healthy-environmentLanding pagehttps://verfassungsblog.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Izyumenko_IPAndTheHR2HE_2025.pdfFull text URLPublisher Website
Contributors

Elena Izyumenko

(editor)
University of Amsterdam

UK registered social enterprise and Community Interest Company (CIC).

Company registration 14549556

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