Plants People Practices Nature History UPOV Convention 37 Jay … 9781107126497 VG

Plants, People and Practices: The Nature and History of the UPOV Convention: 37 (Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law, Series Number 37)Jay Sanderson\nCambridge University Press\nHardcover\nUnused and unread, cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, creases or knocks. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page.\nEAN: 9781107126497\nPublished 18/05/2017\nLanguage: English\nThe International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) and the UPOV Convention are increasingly relevant and important. They have technical, social and normative legitimacy and have standardised numerous concepts and practices related to plant varieties and plant breeding. In this book, Jay Sanderson provides the first sustained and detailed account of the Convention. Building upon the idea that it has an open-ended and contingent relationship with scientific, legal, technical, political, social and institutional actors, the author explores the Convention's history, concept.