In sum patents human rights and access to science is an excellent book that scholars interested in the interplay of intellectual property science and human rights should add to their reading list plomer is manifestly passionate about instituting significant reform in the global patent system to facilitate democratic oversight of patent policies and their compliance with human rights and to ensure meaningful realisation of the right of everyone to access the benefits of science her . The analysis suggests that access to science as a fundamental right requires both freedom from political and religious interference and the existence of enabling research institutions and educational facilities which promote the flow of knowledge through transparent and open structures from this perspective the global patent system is shown to fail spectacularly when it comes to the human . Book review patents human rights and access to science 1 everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community to enjoy the arts and to share 2 everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific . Patents human rights and access to science aurora plomer the new millennium has been described as the century of biology but scientific progress and access to medicines has been marred by global disputes over ownership of the science by universities and private companies