title: Patents and human rights: a heterodox analysis.
abstract: Much international debate over access to medicines focuses on whether patent law accords with international human rights law. This article argues that this is the wrong question to ask. Following an analysis of both patent and human rights law, this article suggests that the better approach is to focus on national debates over the best calibration of patent law to achieve national objectives.
authors.affiliation: McGill University.
authors.forename: E Richard
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence