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Food Safety, South-North Asymmetries, And The Clash Of Regulatory Regimes, Obijiofor Aginam
Food Safety, South-North Asymmetries, And The Clash Of Regulatory Regimes, Obijiofor Aginam
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article explores the globalization of food safety concerns driven by the phenomenon of economic globalization, and the "legalization" of food safety disputes within the rules-based architecture of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Focusing on the interaction between WTO norms and the treaties of other multilateral organizations, the Article discusses the implications of the "clash of food safety regulatory regimes" for South-North asymmetrical relations between the rich and poor countries. The Article also discusses global economic diplomacy and the emerging WTO jurisprudence on the Agreement on Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures (SPS) disputes. This Article explores both the perceived and actual …
International Regulatory Harmonization: A New Era In Prescription Drug Approval, David W. Jordan
International Regulatory Harmonization: A New Era In Prescription Drug Approval, David W. Jordan
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Critics of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have asserted that the agency's process of reviewing new drugs has long been laden with inefficiency and waste and, as a result, new drugs are not made available to consumers on a timely basis. This Note considers the veracity of this claim by examining the history of prescription drug regulation in the United States and the current procedure by which new drugs are reviewed. This Note also addresses the limited extent to which the FDA has interacted with its foreign counterparts in assessing the safety and efficacy of new drugs and the …