Genetic engineering and the world trade system : world trade forum /

While the WTO agreements do not regulate the use of biotechnology per se, their rules can have a profound impact on the use of the technology for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. This book seeks to identify the challenges to international trade regulation that arise from biotechnology. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wüger, Daniel, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Genetically modified foods > Law and legislation.
International trade.
Biotechnology > Safety measures.
Intellectual property (International law) > Economic aspects.
Transgenic organisms > Economic aspects.
Commerce international.
Biotechnologie > Sécurité > Mesures.
Propriété intellectuelle (Droit international) > Aspect économique.
Organismes génétiquement modifiés > Aspect économique.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
World Trade Organization.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
Food safety.
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Genetically modified organisms.
Biotechnology.
Intellectual property.
Human rights.
TRIPS Agreement (Marrakesh, 15 April 1994)
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Paris, 2 December 1961)
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Cartagena, 29 January 2000)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The many faces of modern biotechnology / Daniel Wüger
  • Genetic engineering, trade and human rights / Thomas Cottier
  • Gender dimensions of biotechnology policy and trade / Constance Z. Wagner
  • Biotechnology and patents: global standards, European approaches and national accents / Geertrui Van Overwalle
  • Intellectual property rights, biotechnology and development: African perspectives / Emmanuel Opoku Awuku
  • Traditional knowledge, biogenetic resources, genetic engineering and intellectual property rights / Federico Lenzerini
  • Biotechnology in the energy sector: some implications for developing countries / Simonetta Zarrilli
  • Coexistence and liability: implications for international trade drawn from the Swiss example / Anne Petitpierre-Sauvain
  • Food security and agricultural production with genetically modified organisms: a comment / Michael Hahn
  • Trade, environment and biotechnology: on coexistence and coherence / Laurence Boisson De Chazournes, Makane Moïse Mbengue
  • Risk regulation, precaution and trade / Franz Xaver Perrez
  • Genetic engineering, free trade and human rights: global standards and local ethics / Roger Brownsword
  • The regulation of human genetics by international soft law and international trade / Souheil El-Zein.

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