Global Indigenous Law Research

Indigenous Intellectual Property

Primary Legal Authorities

To find case law, legislation, regulation or relevant treaties specific to other countries, run your key word searches for Indigenous Intellectual Property laws in:

Or use the research guides to look for sources of primary law in other countries.

You may find these search terms and queries useful:

Indigenous AND (Law OR Legal OR Policy OR Government OR Rights) AND ("intellectual property" OR copyright OR patent OR "traditional knowledge" OR "cultural expression")

("traditional knowledge" OR "cultural expression" OR biopiracy OR "indigenous knowledge" OR "cultural property") AND "intellectual property"

Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Treaties

Full-Text Treaty Databases

For Additional Guidance on Interpreting Treaties, see:

Government Documents

Australia
New Zealand
U.S.

 

Important IGO Documents and Organizations

Sub-Topics

Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Expression