A proibição de retrocesso e a isenção de repartição de benefícios ao ramo empresarial para fins de acesso a conhecimento tradicional

Abstract

This dissertation deals with the legal protection of traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity, focusing on the analysis of the compatibility of the exemption of benefit sharing to the business sector established by Law 13.123/2015 with the international human rights standards for protection of sociodiversity. First, the research situates the traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity in the protection of human rights, addressing the historical and theoretical foundations of human rights protection and recognizing the protection of traditional knowledge based on international human rights standards. The research then examines the principle of prohibition of retrogression in the context of the international human rights system, with an understanding of the theoretical foundations of normative principles and the relation between human dignity and prohibition of retrogression. Finally, the third chapter assesses the compatibility of the exemption from the obligation to distribute benefits derived from the exploitation of associated traditional knowledge and the international norms that govern the distribution obligation, also contextualizing the legal regimes for protection of traditional knowledge in Brazil.