Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Protection of intellectual property and human rights during health emergencies: an assessment of the patent waiver proposal Subject The topic of the resource Compulsory licensing; COVID-19; Intellectual property rights; Patent waiver; TRIPS; Vaccine Description An account of the resource Purpose: Several countries, such as South Africa and India, believe that intellectual property rights (IPRs), including patents, impede the efficient increase in vaccine production to inoculate the global population as they scramble to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Their proposal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive these pharmaceutical patents has been met with resistance from a few developed countries, who believe that the abrogation of IPRs is unnecessary, even during a pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of a potential waiver of medical patents at the WTO versus the status quo of IPR laws in the global economy. Design/methodology/approach: This study examines key arguments from economic and moral standpoints regarding the provisions of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement and other related international agreements and their validity based on the premise of the internalisation of positive externalities posed by vaccines. Findings: The effectiveness of the TRIPS agreement in securing medical access is weak on account of the ability of profit-making multinationals to secure IP rights and on account of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a multilateral agreement that supports patent evergreening and a period of protection on test data which challenges the access to medicines and the fundamental human right to health. Originality/value: This study examines international IPRs through the lens of human rights and proposes a new system that balances the two. 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nambiar V.; Kunte G.; Bhat V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol-17, No. 4, pp. 436-448. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Emerald Publishing Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-06-2022-0064" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-06-2022-0064</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85146093776&amp;doi=10.1108%2FIJHRH-06-2022-0064&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e2297d27212191368c1777645351b055" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85146093776&amp;doi=10.1108%2fIJHRH-06-2022-0064&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e2297d27212191368c1777645351b055</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20564902 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nambiar V., Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Kunte G., Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Bhat V., Department of Economics, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India