HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS ?

DEFINITIONS
Human rights are rights inherent to all human

eings! "hate#er our nationalit$! %la&e o' resi(en&e! se)! national or ethni& origin! &olour! religion! language! or an$ other status* We are all e+uall$ entitle( to our human rights "ithout (is&rimination* These rights are all interrelate(! inter(e%en(ent an( in(i#isi le* Human rights are uni#ersal legal guarantees %rote&ting in(i#i(uals an( grou%s against a&tions o' state an( non,state a&tors "hi&h inter'ere "ith 'un(amental 'ree(oms an( human (ignit$*

HUMAN RIGHTS RE-RESENTS THE FA.T THAT/

All

human eings ha#e (ignit$ that must e res%e&te( All in(i#i(uals are entitle( to human rights 0no (is&rimination1 The$ a%%l$ "here#er $ou are The$ are international stan(ar(s that gi#e a legal an( moral 'rame"or2 'or (emo&ra&$

Who %rote&t an( %romote human rights ?

An( in "hat ase the$ (o this ?

The Unite( Nations 0UN1

It

%romotes the Uni#ersal De&laration o' Human Rights It "as esta lishe( in 3456 to maintain "orl( %ea&e It re%resents all the &ountries in the "orl(
Insi(e o' this organi7ation the matter o' human rights is a %riorit$ o' the O''i&e o' the High .ommissioner 'or Human Rights*

O''i&e o' the High .ommissioner 'or Human Rights

The O''i&e o' the Unite( Nations High

.ommissioner 'or Human Rights 0OH.HR1 re%resents the "orl(8s &ommitment to uni#ersal i(eals o' human (ignit$ It is a %art o' the Unite( Nations Se&retariat "ith it9s hea(+uarters in Gene#a As the %rin&i%al Unite( Nations o''i&e man(ate( to %romote an( %rote&t human rights 'or all! OH.HR lea(s glo al human rights e''orts s%ea2s out o :e&ti#el$ in the 'a&e o' human rights #iolations "orl("i(e

Uni#ersal De&laration o' Human Rights

It "as a(o%te(

$ the Unite( Nation General Assem l$ on 3; De&em er 345< as the result o' the e)%erien&e o' the Se&on( Worl( War In the Uni#ersal De&laration o' Human Rights! the Unite( Nations has state( in &lear an( sim%le terms the rights "hi&h elong e+uall$ to e#er$ %erson*

The Uni#ersal De&laration o' Human Rights

A&&or(ing to the UDHR! $ou ha#e the right to/

Human rights (e#elo%ments

Euro%ean

.on#ention on Human Rights an( Fun(amental Free(oms 0346;1 Unite( Nations .on#ention on the Rights o' the .hil( 034<41 Human Rights A&t 'or the U= 0344<1 International .o#enant in E&onomi&! So&ial! an( .ultural Rights 34>> International .o#enant on .i#il an( -oliti&al Rights an( O%tional -roto&ols 344>

Other international an( institution 'or human rights

International Human Rights .ommission Internatiol

.entre 'or Human Rights

Resear&h International Fe(eration 'or Human Rights International Human Rights -rote&tion Asso&iation International Institute o' Human Rights International Foun(ation 'or Human Rights an Toleran&e

Human Rights and Intellectual Property

Intelle&tual -ro%ert$ is a human right Human rights an( intelle&tual %ro%ert$ %rote&tion

are t"o (istin&t 'iel(s that ha#e largel$ e#ol#e( se%aratel$ intelle&tual %ro%ert$ is in&lu(e( in the asi& &ategor$ o' %ro%ert$ rights im%ortan&e o' intelle&tual %ro%ert$ rights has le( to the nee( 'or &lari'$ing the s&o%e o' human rights %ro#isions %rote&ting in(i#i(ual &ontri utions to 2no"le(ge

.O-?RIGHT
What is &o%$right?
.o%$right

is a right gi#en $ the la" to &reators o' literar$! (ramati&! musi&al an( artisti& "or2s an( %ro(u&ers o' &inematogra%h 'ilms an( soun( re&or(ings In 'a&t! it is a un(le o' rights in&lu(ing! inter alia! rights o' re%ro(u&tion! &ommuni&ation to the %u li&! a(a%tation an( translation o' the "or2@&reation@in#ention .o%$right ensures &ertain minimum sa'eguar(s o' the rights o' authors o#er their &reations! there $ %rote&ting an( re"ar(ing &reati#it$

Tra(e mar2
Trade

Mark is a visual symbol in the form of a word , a device ,or a label applied to articles of commerce with a view to indicate to the purchasing public that is a good manufactured or other wise dealt in by a particular person as distinguished from similar goods dealt or manufacture by other persons

Fun&tions o' a Tra(e Mar2

3* It i(enti'ies the %ro(u&t o' its origin A* It guaranties its un&hange( +ualit$ B* It a(#ertises the %ro(u&ts C 5* It &reates an image 'or %ro(u&ts*