The Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Peru: A Comparative Perspective

Authors

Susanna E. Clark, Peruvian Environmental Law Society
Isabel Lapeña, Peruvian Environmental Law Society
Manuel Ruiz, Peruvian Environmental Law Society

Publication Title

Washington University Global Studies Law Review

Abstract

This Article analyzes the policy and legal context for the protection of traditional knowledge, focusing on Peruvian Law 27811, Regime for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples’ Collective Knowledge Associated with Biodiversity (enacted on July 24, 2002) [Law 27811], as a case study.

Recommended Citation

Susanna E. Clark, Isabel Lapeña, and Manuel Ruiz, The Protection of Traditional Knowledge in Peru: A Comparative Perspective, 3 Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 755 (2004),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_globalstudies/vol3/iss3/3