This week Tuesday and Wednesday I'm in Washington to teach a short seminar on intellectual property and sustainable development. The course is part of the Washington College of Law at American University's summer program on international IP. Details about my course are here online on the course's webpage; click through the arrows or scroll around the map for a visual overview.
Today I'm delivering a public lecture on the topic, "Judging Biotech: How Courts Control Our Crops," at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law. Everyone is welcome. Here are the details:
Today I'm delivering a public lecture through the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, where I'm spending a sabbatical as Diefenbaker Policy Fellow. Here's the abstract.
Canada and the European Union are in the midst of intense negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the so-called “CETA.” If and when completed, this path-breaking pact could go beyond any existing trade agreement, perhaps setting a new standard for international economic relations. In order to achieve ambitious goals for policy convergence and regulatory cooperation, this unique policymaking process has directly involved the federal and all provincial governments across Canada. Professor Jeremy de Beer’s lecture will look through the lens of biotechnology and information communications to shed light on key legal issues stemming from the implementation of such new public policies.
Following three years of empirical research in eight different countries throughout Africa, I'm thrilled to be a member of the team that has produced a new, pathbreaking book: "Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright." The book is available for purchase in hard copy from University of Cape Town Press, or openly accessible online from a variety of sources. It will soon be archived in IDRC's digital library; meanwhile you can download it from the ACA2K Project's website, or the LINK Centre at Wits University.
