Why are generic drugs being held up in transit? Intellectual property rights, international trade, and the right to health in Brazil and beyond.
Access to medicines faces a new legal threat: "border enforcement" of drug patents. Using Brazil as an example, this article shows how the right to health depends on international trade. Border seizures of generic drugs present human rights and trade institutions with a unique challenge. Can public health advocates rise to meet it?
Fundação Getulio Vargas School of Law, São Paulo.
Mônica Steffen Guise
MS
Rosina
Lea
L
Shaver
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