Agriculture and International Trade - Law, Policy, and the Wto

Klappentext The World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture has had a fundamental impact on agricultural policy worldwide. The new WTO agreements will cover agriculture! sanitary and phytosanitary measures! technical barriers to trade and trade in intellectual property rights. This book addresses the interface between the law of international agricultural trade! the emerging legal and economic order for agricultural trade under the auspices of the WTO! and its impact on agricultural policy reform both in the European Union and the USA. Zusammenfassung This book addresses the interface between the law of international agricultural trade! the emerging legal and economic order for agricultural trade under the auspices of the WTO! and its impact on agricultural policy reform both in the European Union and the USA. With contributions from leading authorities in the appropriate areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Uruguay Round Agreement on agriculture and domestic support; farm subsidies and agricultural trade policy - the case of US support programmes; TRIPS and the protection of intellectual property in biotechnology in the United States; TRIPS! biotechnology and the public domain - what role will world trade law play?; regulating GM products in the EU - risk! precaution and international trade; international trade in genetically altered agricultural products - impact of the bio-safety protocol; environmental policy and reform of European agricultural law; reforming United States environmental regulations for agriculture - impediments and opportunities. (Part contents.)

Product details

• Authors: Michael N Cardwell, Michael N. Cardwell, Michaeln (EDT)/ Grossman Cardwell, M.R. Grossman, Margaret R. Grossman, Margaret Rosso Grossman, C.P. Rodgers, Christopher Rodgers, Christopher P. Rodgers
• Assisted by: M. N. Cardwell (Editor), M. R. Grossman (Editor), C. Rogers (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.2004
• EAN: 9780851996639
• ISBN: 978-0-85199-663-9
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Cabi Publishing; Cabi Publishing
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy