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    Genetic engineering and the world trade system : World Trade Forum / edited by Daniel Wüger and Thomas Cottier.

    • Title:Genetic engineering and the world trade system : World Trade Forum / edited by Daniel Wüger and Thomas Cottier.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Wüger, Daniel, 1961-
    • Published/Created:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Genetically modified foods--Law and legislation.
      International trade.
      Biotechnology--Safety measures.
      Intellectual property (International law)--Economic aspects
      Transgenic organisms--Economic aspects.
    • Description:x, 356 p. ; 24 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0521883601 (cloth)
      9780521883603 (cloth)
    • Contents:Pt. I. Introduction and systemic issues
      1. many faces of modern biotechnology / Daniel Wuger
      2. Genetic engineering, trade and human rights / Thomas Cottier
      3. Gender dimensions of biotechnology policy and trade / Constance Z. Wagner
      Pt. 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: African perspectives / Emmanuel Opoku Awuku
      6. Traditional knowledge, biogenetic resources, genetic engineering and intellectual property rights / Federico Lenzerini
      Pt. III. Food security, trade and agricultural production with genetically modified organisms
      7. Biotechnology in the energy sector: some implications for developing countries / 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
      Pt. IV. Food safety, international trade and biotechnology
      10. Trade, environment and biotechnology: on coexistence and coherence / Laurence Boisson De Chazournes and Makane Moise Mbengue
      11. Risk regulation, precaution and trade / Franz Xaver Perrez
      Pt. V. Medical research, cloning and international trade
      12. Genetic engineering, free trade and human rights: global standards and local ethics / Roger Brownsword
      13. regulation of human genetics by international soft law and international trade / Souheil El-Zein.
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