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The Role Of International Agreements In Achieving Food Security, Jack A. Bobo
The Role Of International Agreements In Achieving Food Security, Jack A. Bobo
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article discusses how international agreements impact the ability of science and technology to enhance food security. International agreements, domestic laws, and regulations have the power to promote scientific research and the adoption of new technology through effective, efficient, and predictable science-based regulatory systems, or to impede development and adoption of new technology by miring it in burdensome or unnecessary regulations. This Article examines the disparate impacts of international agreements on food security through a case study of agricultural biotechnology. In particular, the Article looks at the principles and guidelines for risk assessment developed by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and …
Legislative Implementation Of The Food Chain Approach, Jessica Vapnek
Legislative Implementation Of The Food Chain Approach, Jessica Vapnek
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Food safety is an essential element of food security, since "adequate" food means food that is not only available, but also safe. Food safety systems have traditionally focused on end-product testing, which is an unsatisfactory means of ensuring safe food. An increasing focus on prevention has spurred interest in a food chain approach, which aims to control all steps in the food chain from production to consumption. Although the approach has drawn international attention in recent years, national lawmakers have lacked guidance on its implementation. This Article serves that need. Part II of the Article describes the international backdrop to …
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 …
Title Iii Of The Bioterrorism Act: Sacrificing U.S. Trade Relations In The Name Of Food Security, Claire S. Boisen
Title Iii Of The Bioterrorism Act: Sacrificing U.S. Trade Relations In The Name Of Food Security, Claire S. Boisen
American University Law Review
Part I examines in detail the two conflicting laws that are the basis of this Comment—Title III of the Bioterrorism Act and the SPS Agreement—focusing on those portions of Title III that adversely impact international trade. Part I also presents the WTO case EC Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones), the first food regulation case disputed in the WTO system for a violation of the SPS Agreement. This case clarified the two major principles of the SPS Agreement that are explored in this Comment: the prohibition on discrimination and the obligation to support trade–restrictive measures with an analytical risk …
Peru's Too Expensive - I'Ll Get My Cheese From Chile: The Agricultural Market Access Provisions Of The U.S.-Chile Fta And The U.S.-Peru Tpa, Guillermo Gabriel Zorogastua
Peru's Too Expensive - I'Ll Get My Cheese From Chile: The Agricultural Market Access Provisions Of The U.S.-Chile Fta And The U.S.-Peru Tpa, Guillermo Gabriel Zorogastua
Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
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