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As with any rapid technological development, the biotechnology revolution is putting great strains on the ability of law to adapt to new challenges and threats. Although there is general agreement on the need to regulate biotechnology in many different fields of human activity (agriculture, life sciences, forensic science) domestic law remains deeply divided over the best approach to take. This book is the first attempt at covering the most pressing legal issues raised by the impact of biotechnologies on different categories of international norms. Through the contribution of a selected group.
Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Preface; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Part I: The International Legal Regime of Biotechnology: General Aspects; 1. International Law for Biotechnology: Basic Principles; 2. Biodiversity and Biotechnology: Consolidation and Strains in the Emerging International Legal Regimes; Part II: Biotechnology and the Protection of the Environment; 3. Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: Conflict or Congruence?; 4. Bioprospecting on the Deep Seabed: a Legal Gap Requiring to be Filled.
5. Biotechnology and Marine Biogenetic Resources: The Interplay between UNCLOS and the CBD6. Antarctic Bioprospecting: Is It Compatible withe the Value of Antarctica as a Natural Reserve?; 7. Bioprospecting in Antarctica: A New Challenge for the Antarctiv Treaty System; Part III: Biotechnology and International Trade Issues; 8. The WTO Dispute Over Genetically Modified Organisms: Interface Problems of International Trade Law, Environmental Law and Biot.
edited by Francesco Francioni and Tullio Scovazzi.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Studies in international law (Stockholm, Sweden) ; vol. 9
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