Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan
Pakistan's regulatory framework regarding Plant varieties presents a multifaceted challenge in the preservation of farmers' rights within the spheres of agricultural policy, intellectual property rights (IPRs), and the socio-economic landscape. This inquiry aims to analyze the current state of plant-related legislation in Pakistan, with a particular highlighting on the strategies employed to protect farmers' rights in the background of the rapidly changing global environment of intellectual property and agricultural methodologies. With the dawn of international accords such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS)and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), Pakistan faces the imperative of aligning its domestic legal framework with global standards while ensuring the safeguarding of farmers' rights. The study concludes by recommending reforms at both institutional and policy levels that could strengthen Pakistan's legal framework in the protection of farmers' rights, particularly regarding the safeguarding of plant varieties.
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Plant Varieties, Legislation, Farmers’ Rights, Innovations, Intellectual Property Rights
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(1) Muhammad Mubeen
Visiting Faculty, School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Visiting Faculty Member, Department of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman
Professor, School of Law, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Mubeen, M., & Rehman, H. A. u. (2024). Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, IX(II), 38-50. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-II).05
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CHICAGO : Mubeen, Muhammad, and Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman. 2024. "Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, IX (II): 38-50 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-II).05
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HARVARD : MUBEEN, M. & REHMAN, H. A. U. 2024. Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, IX, 38-50.
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MHRA : Mubeen, Muhammad, and Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman. 2024. "Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, IX: 38-50
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MLA : Mubeen, Muhammad, and Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman. "Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, IX.II (2024): 38-50 Print.
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OXFORD : Mubeen, Muhammad and Rehman, Hafiz Aziz ur (2024), "Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, IX (II), 38-50
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TURABIAN : Mubeen, Muhammad, and Hafiz Aziz ur Rehman. "Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Assessing Plant Variety Protection and Farmers’ Rights in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review IX, no. II (2024): 38-50. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2024(IX-II).05