The regulation of genetically modified organisms : comparative approaches / edited by Luc Bodiguel, Michael Cardwell.

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Publication details:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Record id:
83585
Subject:
Genetically modified foods -- Law and legislation.
Transgenic organisms -- Law and legislation.
Contents:
Genetically modified organisms and the public : participation, preferences, and protest / Luc Bodiguel and Michael Cardwell
The importance and limits of cost-benefit analysis in the regulation of genetically modified organisms / Christophe Charlier and Egizio Valceschini
Genetically modified organisms and risk / Karen Morrow
The European Union regulatory regime for genetically modified organisms and its integration into community food law and policy / Marine Friant-Perrot
Multi-level governance of genetically modified organisms in the European Union : ambiguity and hierarchy / Maria Lee
Coexistence of genetically modified, conventional, and organic crops in the European Union : the community framework / Margaret Rosso Grossman
Co-existence of genetically modified, conventional, and organic crops in the European Union : national implementation / Luc Bodiguel ... [et al.]
Implementing the community environmental liability directive and the problem of unknown risk / Christopher Rodgers
Genetically modified organisms in Africa : regulating a threat or an opportunity / Fikremarkos Merso Birhanu --The coexistence of genetically modified and non-genetically modified agriculture in Canada : a courtroom drama / Jane Matthews Glenn
Genetically modified organisms in Mercosur / Rosario Silva Gilli
Genetically modified crops and food in the United States : the federal regulatory framework, state measures, and liability in tort / Margaret Rosso Grossman
The EC-biotech decision : another missed opportunity? / Joseph McMahon
The regulation of genetically modified organisms and international law : a call for generality / Duncan French.
Summary:
The regulation of genetically modified organisms continues to generate controversy. On the one hand they are vital to ensuring food security, on the other hand, consumer resistance persists. This volume brings together scholars from across the globe to examine the regulation of GMOs from their own national and regional perspectives.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199542482
Phys. description:
1 online resource (xxxvi, 410 p.) : ill.