Olivia Giordano
PhD.
I have a doctorate in law, specializing in intellectual property and indigenous rights. I have a keen interest in international issues, and in particular environmental problems and those concerning ancestral cultural wealth. The Law, the Earth and Humankind with it.
The main thrust of my doctoral research is the creation of a sustainable and appropriate legal framework for the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples. I have carried out extensive fieldwork in Peru, particularly in the Peruvian Amazon.
RESEARCH AREAS
Indigenous peoples rights
Comparative Law
Intellectual property
The main lines of the doctorate research are:
- can the intellectual property system be a relevant tool for protecting traditional knowledge?
- deep analysis of biopiracy and cultural appropriation cases
- creation of a legal framework to offer appropriate protection for the indigenous cultural heritage, including WIPO’s activities
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
National science popularization competition “My thesis in 180 seconds” - 2019
Workshop “La propiedad intelectual y el respeto al patrimonio cultural de los pueblos originarios”
Scientific University of the South and Association of Ius Verum, Lima, 30 of January 2024
Thesis report: “Protecting the cultural heritage of Peru’s indigenous peoples: the limits of intellectual property and the case for sui generis protection. Case study of the Shipibo-Conibo people”
Revue Lexsociété, ⟨hal-04569595⟩
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