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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Regulatory challenge of biotechnology. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2007 (DLC) 2006011742 (OCoLC)67383457 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Han Somsen |
ISBN: | 9781847204417 1847204414 1283219360 9781283219365 |
OCLC Number: | 123165075 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 265 pages) |
Contents: | Regulating biotechnology : lessons from environmental policy / Neil Gunningham -- Rethinking regulatory governance for the age of biotechnology / Colin Scott -- Red lights and rogues : regulating human genetics / Roger Brownsword -- An abstract approach to the regulation of human genetics : law, morality and social policy / Justine Burley -- Constructing risks : GMOs, biosafety and environmental decision-making / Paul Street -- Legal framework and political strategy in dealing with the risks of new technology : the two faces of the precautionary principle / Wolfgang van den Daele -- Regulating GM food : three levels, three issues / Bernd van der Meulen -- Restrictions on the cultivation of genetically modified organisms : issues of EC law / Sara Poli -- A tale of two commons : plant genetic resources and agricultural trade reform / Mary E. Footer -- Should we regulate biotechnology through the patent system? : the case of terminator technology / Graham Dutfield -- Patents, patients, and consent : exploring the interface between regulation and innovation regimes / Graham Laurie -- Reshaping bio-patents : measures to restore trust in the patent system / Geertui van Overwalle. |
Series Title: | Biotechnology regulation series. |
Responsibility: | edited by Han Somsen. |
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'. . . a compilation of 12 invaluable contributions on this issue by internationally known experts in their respective fields. . . a valuable resource for academic professionals, policy makers and legislators, advocacy groups and scholars in legal and development studies. It is a storehouse of learning and practical knowledge for anyone interested in environmental policy, biosafety issues, biotechnology processes and associated regulatory constraints.' -- Marcelin Tonye Mahop, Review of European Community and International Environmental Law 'For bioethicists, legal scholars and regulators struggling with what controls to place on biotechnology, this is required reading.' -- John Avellanet, Journal of Commercial Biotechnology Read more...


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