“As climate change worsens, interest is growing in the link between intellectual property protection and environmental sustainability. At the heart of these discussions are concerns that strong IP protection may hinder sustainable practices.
This edited volume brings together leading experts to explore the connection between the Human Right to a Healthy Environment and IP protection.“
Elena Izyumenko is the editor of a new open access book about Intellectual Property and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment.
The volume examines how intellectual property law — from trademarks and copyright to patents — interacts with the human right to a healthy environment. It asks how IP rules might both hinder and enable sustainable practices such as upcycling, repair, and green innovation, and how human rights frameworks can guide IP law toward supporting environmental sustainability.
The Verfassungsbook series, hosted by Verfassungsblog, is one of Europe’s most respected open-access platforms for constitutional and public law scholarship. It brings together leading academic and policy voices to explore how law responds to today’s global challenges.
The book is available open access on Verfassungsblog and also available in print.
ISBN Print: 978-3-565044-53-5
DOI: 10.17176/20250929-102752-0