Farmers, Seeds & the Laws: Importing the Chilling Effect Doctrine

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As an increasing number of countries are formulating Plant Variety Protection (PVP) laws, a growing number of farmers are affected by plant breeders’ rights. In addition, the seed certification law also affects farmers’ relations with seeds. Discussing the farmers’ interaction with the PVP law and seed certification law in Indonesia, this article establishes that the farmers have internalised the law beyond the scope of the legal text, such that they self-limit breeding, saving, and exchanging of seeds even in legally permissible situations. Based on the chilling effect doctrine, this article argues that the related laws should be relaxed to ensure that they do not over deter farmers from exercising their rights. This article calls for both negative and positive state obligations to address the chilling effect on farmers arising from both state and private actors.
Originele taal-2English
Mijlpalentype toekennenArticle/Opinion
OutputmediaText
UitgeverSouth Centre
Aantal pagina's9
VolumeSouth Views No. 239
StatusPublished - 30 jun 2022

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