PJIR | Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research - Multan

پاکستان جرنل آف اسلامک ریسرچ

BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY, MULTAN, PAKISTAN
ISSN (print): 2070-0326
ISSN (online): 2618-0820

Shari‘ah Treatment of Paradox between Access to Medicine and Global Pharmaceutical Patents under TRIPS Agreement 1994

  • Muhammad Danyal Khan/
  • Rais Nouman Ahmed/
  • December 31, 2018
Keywords
Trips agreement, Patents, Shari’ah, Access to Medicine, Masaleh Mursalah, WTO
Abstract

This paper contributes to existing debate on issue of access to essential lifesaving medicine in result of global pharmaceutical patent protection standards. Application of Patent monopolies over pharmaceutical patents is very recent development under WTO regime. Considering pharmaceutical product as ordinary products and adoption of universal trade standards have resulted in high cost of lifesaving medicine which deprives poor masses around the world from enjoyment of life to health. Authorship on the subject has analysed the issue on jurisprudential, legal, and economic studies. A good number of Muslim countries put Islamic Shari‘ah on supra-constitutional level. This paper will interpret pharmaceutical patent right under Islamic Shari‘ah in post TRIPS Agreement developments.

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Author(s):

Assistant Professor, University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.

Pakistan

Assistant Professor, University Gillani Law College, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.

Pakistan

  • raisnouman@hotmail.co.uk
  • 03444455169

Details:

Type: Article
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Language: English
Id: 61fb95a92290c
Discipline: Arts & Humanities
Published December 31, 2018

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