The right to food and the World Trade Organization's rules on agriculture / Rhonda Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, Rhonda, author.

Series:

International studies in human rights ; Volume 123.

International Studies in Human Rights, 0924-4751 ; Volume 123

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right to food.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Agriculture.

World Trade Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

In The Right to Food and the World Trade Organization’s Rules on Agriculture: Conflicting, Compatible, or Complementary? , Rhonda Ferguson explores the relationship between the human right to food and agricultural trade rules. She questions whether States can adhere to their obligations under both regimes simultaneously. These two regimes are frequently portrayed to be in tension with one another. The content and contours of the right to food under international human rights law and WTO rules on domestic supports, export subsidies, and market access are considered through the lens of norm conflict theories. The analysis is situated within the context of the debate surrounding the fragmentation of international law.

Contents:

Introduction

The Fragmentation of International Law; the World Trade Organization and International Human Rights Regimes

Conflict of Norms in International Law; Theories and Practice

The Human Right to Adequate Food and Corresponding Obligations

Market Access

Domestic and Export Subsidies

Locating Entryways for the Right to Food in wto Agricultural Trade Rules; Are Backdoor Exceptions and Unilateral Conditions Enough to Transform the Relationship into one of Complementarity?

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-34530-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004345300 DOI