Another Restart

I'm on sabbatical during the fall 2009 semester serving as the Fulbright Chair in International Humanitarian Law at the University of Ottawa in Canada. My project will encompass a comparative analysis of mechanisms for balancing human rights with intellectual property incentives.  A primary focus will be Canada's Access to Medicines Regime, which is a patent compulsory licensing system that facilitates the export of low-cost generic drugs to least-developed countries.

I thought that this would be a good opportunity to restart my blog, and use it as an means of discussing current events and writings that relate to my research. While in residence at uOttawa, I'm lucky to be associated with two excellent Research entities: the Human Rights Research and Education Centre and the Law and Technology Program. I may also be commenting on some of their work as it relates to the general topic of my blog, even if it's not directly connected to my Fulbright project.