Genetic Engineering and the World Trade System: World Trade Forum

ISBN 10: 1107412838 / ISBN 13: 9781107412835

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Genetic Engineering and the World Trade System: World Trade Forum
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107412838
• ISBN 13: 9781107412835
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

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.