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An examination of the challenges to international trade regulation posed by biotechnology.
List of contents
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.
Summary
Biotechnology poses various challenges to international trade regulation. This volume examines whether existing international obligations of WTO Members are appropriate to deal with such challenges and whether there is a need for new international legal instruments, including a potential WTO Agreement on Biotechnology.
