Re-Treating Intellectual Property? The WAI 262 Proceeding and the Heuristics of Intellectual Property Law

Authors

• Graeme W. Austin, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona

Abstract

The article explores the WAI 262 proceeding, a legal challenge by Maori tribes alleging breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi by New Zealand's intellectual property laws. It argues that the Crown's obligations under the Treaty require a re-evaluation of intellectual property frameworks to respect Maori self-determination and cultural rights.

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Intellectual Property Law | Jurisprudence | Law

Recommended Citation

Graeme W. Austin, Re-Treating Intellectual Property? The WAI 262 Proceeding and the Heuristics of Intellectual Property Law, 11 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 333 (2003).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol11/iss2/4