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Genetic Engineering and the World Trade System World Trade Forum

Wüger, Daniel Cottier Thomas
Innbundet / 2008 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780521883603
Published
2008-05-08
Publisher
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Cambridge University Press
Weight
690 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
157 mm
Thickness
26 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
368

Edited by
Wüger, Daniel
Cottier Thomas

Biographical note

Daniel Wuger is a lecturer at the University of Bern, a senior research fellow at the Swiss Federal Office of Justice and a consultant to the NCCR International Trade Regulation project at the World Trade Institute, Bern. Thomas Cottier is Professor of European and International Economics Law at the University of Bern and Director of the Institute of European and International Economic Law. He is also Managing Director of the World Trade Institute.

Genetic Engineering and the World Trade System World Trade Forum

Wüger, Daniel Cottier Thomas
Innbundet / 2008 / Engelsk
Wüger, Daniel Cottier Thomas
Innbundet / 2008 / Engelsk
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'… it is a fascinating read that delves deeply into the extremely complex and contentious issues surrounding how the transformative technology of genetic engineering is to be treated in domestic and international law. … Daniel Wüger and Thomas Cottier have assembled an impressive team of legal authors from academia, international organizations, and governments. Their knowledge is impressive and extensive. … I think this book should be read by anyone that has a serious interest in international issues surrounding biotechnology. … The issues are examined at considerable depth and complex arguments are presented.' William A. Kerr, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

'… the volume continuously presents very well drafted, knowledgeable and illuminative contributions. Anyone interested in world trade law and its bearing on modern biotechnology regulation will highly profit from reading the articles, which are still largely state of the art.' European Yearbook of International Economic Law

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.
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Part I. Introduction and Systemic Issues: 1. Introduction Daniel Wüger; 2. Genetic engineering, trade and human rights Thomas Cottier; 3. Gender dimensions of biotechnology policy and trade Constance Z. Wagner; Part II. Intellectual Property and Gene Technology - Issues at Stake and Possible Options: 4. Biotechnology and patents: global standards, European approaches and national accents Geertrui Van Overwalle; 5. Intellectual property rights, biotechnology and development Emmanuel Opoku Awuku; 6. Traditional knowledge, biogenetic resources, genetic engineering and intellectual property rights Federico Lenzerini; Part III. Food Security, Trade and Agricultural Production with Genetically Modified Organisms: 7. Biotechnology in the energy sector: some trade and development Simonetta Zarrilli; 8. Coexistence and liability: implications for international trade drawn from the Swiss example Anne Petitpierre-Sauvain; 9. Food security and agricultural production with genetically modified organisms: a comment Michael Hahn; Part IV. Food Safety, International Trade and Biotechnology: 10. Trade, environment and biotechnology: on coexistence and coherence Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Makane Moise Mbenge; 11. Risk regulation, precaution and trade Franz Xaver Perrez; Part V. Medical Research, Cloning and International Trade: 12. Genetic engineering, free trade and human rights: global standards and local ethics Roger Brownsword; 13. The regulation of human genetics by international soft law and international trade Souheil El-Zein.
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An examination of the challenges to international trade regulation posed by biotechnology.

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'… it is a fascinating read that delves deeply into the extremely complex and contentious issues surrounding how the transformative technology of genetic engineering is to be treated in domestic and international law. … Daniel Wüger and Thomas Cottier have assembled an impressive team of legal authors from academia, international organizations, and governments. Their knowledge is impressive and extensive. … I think this book should be read by anyone that has a serious interest in international issues surrounding biotechnology. … The issues are examined at considerable depth and complex arguments are presented.' William A. Kerr, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

'… the volume continuously presents very well drafted, knowledgeable and illuminative contributions. Anyone interested in world trade law and its bearing on modern biotechnology regulation will highly profit from reading the articles, which are still largely state of the art.' European Yearbook of International Economic Law

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.
Read more
Part I. Introduction and Systemic Issues: 1. Introduction Daniel Wüger; 2. Genetic engineering, trade and human rights Thomas Cottier; 3. Gender dimensions of biotechnology policy and trade Constance Z. Wagner; Part II. Intellectual Property and Gene Technology - Issues at Stake and Possible Options: 4. Biotechnology and patents: global standards, European approaches and national accents Geertrui Van Overwalle; 5. Intellectual property rights, biotechnology and development Emmanuel Opoku Awuku; 6. Traditional knowledge, biogenetic resources, genetic engineering and intellectual property rights Federico Lenzerini; Part III. Food Security, Trade and Agricultural Production with Genetically Modified Organisms: 7. Biotechnology in the energy sector: some trade and development Simonetta Zarrilli; 8. Coexistence and liability: implications for international trade drawn from the Swiss example Anne Petitpierre-Sauvain; 9. Food security and agricultural production with genetically modified organisms: a comment Michael Hahn; Part IV. Food Safety, International Trade and Biotechnology: 10. Trade, environment and biotechnology: on coexistence and coherence Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Makane Moise Mbenge; 11. Risk regulation, precaution and trade Franz Xaver Perrez; Part V. Medical Research, Cloning and International Trade: 12. Genetic engineering, free trade and human rights: global standards and local ethics Roger Brownsword; 13. The regulation of human genetics by international soft law and international trade Souheil El-Zein.
Read more
An examination of the challenges to international trade regulation posed by biotechnology.

Product details

ISBN
9780521883603
Published
2008-05-08
Publisher
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Weight
690 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
157 mm
Thickness
26 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
368

Edited by
Wüger, Daniel
Cottier Thomas

Biographical note

Daniel Wuger is a lecturer at the University of Bern, a senior research fellow at the Swiss Federal Office of Justice and a consultant to the NCCR International Trade Regulation project at the World Trade Institute, Bern. Thomas Cottier is Professor of European and International Economics Law at the University of Bern and Director of the Institute of European and International Economic Law. He is also Managing Director of the World Trade Institute.

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