Brill Academic Publishers (Boston, MA) has published "Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights: Tensions and Convergences," a hardback book that includes an overview of the issues involved concerning the interface between human rights and intellectual property rights (IPRs).

Brill Academic Publishers (Boston, MA) has published "Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights: Tensions and Convergences," a hardback book that includes an overview of the issues involved concerning the interface between human rights and intellectual property rights (IPRs). The volume examines the balance between the provision of incentives to innovate and public access to products of that innovation and the extent to which human rights standards can influence the interpretation of IP norms, for example in defining the scope of IPRs. Content includes discussion of topics such as: human rights compatibility with software piracy prevention; the relationship between stronger IPRs and international technology transfers; duel citizenship arrangements; patent rights and developing countries; responsibilities in the implementation of human rights treaties; and, biotechnology and the right to food. The new book costs $215.