Genetic engineering and the world trade system : world trade forum / edited by Daniel Wüger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wüger, Daniel, 1961- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetically modified foods--Law and legislation.

Genetically modified foods.

International trade.

Biotechnology--Safety measures.

Biotechnology.

Intellectual property (International law)--Economic aspects.

Intellectual property (International law).

Transgenic organisms--Economic aspects.

Transgenic organisms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Genetic Engineering & the World Trade System

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

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. The contributions examine whether existing international obligations of WTO Members are appropriate to deal with the issues arising for the use of biotechnology and whether there is a need for new international legal instruments, including a potential WTO Agreement on Biotechnology. They combine various perspectives on and topics relating to genetic engineering and trade, including human rights and gender; intellectual property rights; traditional knowledge and access and benefit sharing; food security, trade and agricultural production and food safety; and medical research, cloning and international trade.

Contents:

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-Zeinches.

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ISBN:

9780511494581

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