EU Regulation of GMOs

Law and Decision Making for a New Technology

Maria Lee (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2009
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84844-811-7 (ISBN)

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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are an extraordinary innovation. They raise great expectations of economic prosperity and improved capacity to address pressing problems of poverty and environmental degradation, whilst simultaneously raising great concerns about the type of social and physical world they promise. Finding space in regulation to consider the full range of issues provoked by GMOs is a huge challenge. This book explores the EU's elaborate regulatory framework for GMOs, which extends far beyond the process of their authorisation (or not) for the EU market, embracing disparate legal disciplines including intellectual property, consumer protection and civil liability. The regulation of GMOs also highlights questions of EU legitimacy in a context of multi-level governance, both internally towards national and local government, and externally in a world where technologies and their regulation have global impacts. This book will be of interest to academics and students in both law and social sciences, as well as practising lawyers and policy makers. It addresses questions that are significant for those involved in environmental or food issues, as well as specialists in GMOs.

Maria Lee, Professor of Law, University College London, UK

Contents: 1. Introduction 2. GMOs in the EU: The Scope of the Debate 3. GMOs and Risk Regulation in the EU 4. Living with GMOs (1): Coexistence, Liability and Labelling 5. Living with GMOs (2): Ownership 6. The Global Context of International Trade 7. Conclusions Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	Biotechnology Regulation series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-84844-811-2 / 1848448112
ISBN-13	978-1-84844-811-7 / 9781848448117
Zustand	Neuware