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Legal, Policy, And Environmental Scholars Discuss Global Food Systems At Indiana Law Symposium, James Owsley Boyd

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The Indiana University Maurer School of Law and its Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies are hosting scholars from around the country Friday and Saturday (Jan. 19-20) for an interdisciplinary discussion on one of the world’s most prevalent problems—food insecurity.

Data from the World Bank estimate more than 780 million people around the world suffered from chronic hunger in 2022. As climate change affects agricultural production and water accessibility, the problem could worsen in coming years.

“A Fragile Framework: How Global Food Systems Intersect with the International Legal Order, the Environment, and the World’s Populations” will bring together legal, policy, …

Controlling Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds For Air Quality, Brian Sawers

Indiana Law Journal

This Article tells a story that is true but seems completely wrong: Trees can make air pollution worse. Smog and ground-level ozone require two chemical ingredients to form: nitrous oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). On a warm, sunny day, these two precursors combine to form smog and ground-level ozone, a pollutant. While NOx are pollutants that are largely human-created, VOCs can originate with plants. In fact, emissions of just one type of VOC from trees exceed all human-caused emissions.

This Article presents new research on the impact of plants, especially trees, on air quality. The science is complicated …

The Fragile Menagerie: Biodiversity Loss, Climate Change, And The Law, James M. Chen

Indiana Law Journal

I. THE HIPPODROME OF THE GODS: RACING AGAINST ECOLOGICAL AND

EVOLUTIONARY APOCALYPSE....................................................................... 304

II. ACROSS THE APOCALYPSE ON HORSEBACK: LEGAL RESPONSES

TO BIODIVERSITY LOSS .................................................................................... 310

A. OVERKILL ........................................................................................... 310

B. ALIEN INVASIVE SPECIES ..................................................................... 316

C. HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT .................. 321

1. ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY .............................................................. 321

2. PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT..................................................... 325

III. THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: FROM PRIVATE LANDS TO

GLOBAL COMMONS .......................................................................................... 329

A. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MECHANICS .............................................. 330

1. LISTING ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES....................... 330

2. CRITICAL HABITAT ..................................................................... 333

3. INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION .................................................... 333

B. HABITAT CONSERVATION ON PRIVATE LANDS...................................... 335

C. …

What's In A Name?: Geographical Indicators, Legal Protection, And The Vulnerability Of Zinfandel, Stephen M. Jurca

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This note explores the issues countries face when one party allegedly takes unfair economic advantage of foreign competitors in an increasingly global market by broadly interpreting international product labeling laws in its favor. The United States' widespread use of the term "champagne" in its domestic sparkling wine industry is just one example of how "genericide"-the process by which a popular brand name becomes so commonly used that the term is no longer protected by intellectual property law-negatively affects trade relations and hampers economic growth. This note focuses on the dangers of genericide in the marketplace, most specifically, the international wine …

A Thousand Tiny Pieces: The Federal Circuit’S Fractured Myriad Ruling, Lessons To Be Learned, And The Way Forward, Jonathan R. K. Stroud

IP Theory

No abstract provided.

International Trade Distorting Agricultural Subsidies: Legal And Policy Analysis, Sherzod R. Karimov

Maurer Theses and Dissertations

The WTO is no longer a privileged club of countries, it has transformed into a global trade system and its rules are not just internal and institutional but represent a world trade order. Free trade has expanded to many parts of the world, swallowing up countries that, a decade ago, never could be considered part of a world trade system. One example is Russia which followed socialistic ideals in the past but is now on the verge of gaining access to the WTO. Other countries of the former Soviet Union, including Uzbekistan, are rushing to join the club while others, …

Sustainable Agriculture: Do Gmos Imperil Biosafety?, Lakshman D. Guruswamy

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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U.S. Plant Variety Protection: Sound And Fury...?, Mark D. Janis, Jay P. Kesan

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This Article offers a critical reassessment of U.S. approaches to intellectual property protection for plant innovation. Three developments make this reassessment timely. First, the Supreme Court has finally confirmed that utility patent claims to plants and seeds satisfy the 35 U.S.C. Section 101 subject matter eligibility requirement. Plant innovation in the United States is now subject to utility patent protection, as well as concurrent protection under the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA). However, little work has been done to explain the role of PVPA protection in a system of concurrent protection, or to develop a coherent policy vision within which …

Biotechnology And Agriculture: The Common Wisdom And Its Critics, Mark Sagoff

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Food Systems And Dietary Perspectives: Are Genetically Modified Organisms The Best Way To Ensure Nutritionally Adequate Food?, Ellen Messer

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Ideas Without Institutions: The Paradox Of Sustainable Development, A. Dan Tarlock

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Overview Of The Use Of Genetically Modified Organisms And Pesticides In Agriculture`, David Pimentel

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Genetically Modified Organisms In Peasant Farming: Social Impact And Equity, Stephen B. Brush

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Patents And Traditional Knowledge Of The Uses Of Plants: Is A Communal Patent Regime Part Of The Solution To The Scourge Of Bio Piracy, Ikechi Mgbeoji

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

The Palestinian Poverty Problem In The Era Of Globalization, Ariel J. Leinwand

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Introduction: Syncopated Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development, Agriculture, And The Challenge Of Genetically Modified Organisms Symposium), John S. Applegate, Alfred C. Aman

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Agriculture, Patent Rights, And Plant Innovation, Mark D. Janis

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.

Got "Hormone-Free" Milk?: Your State May Have Enough Interest To Let You Know, Jennifer R. Thornley

Indiana Law Journal

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The Hemp Controversy: Can Industrial Hemp Save Kentucky?, Susan David Demaine

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In the wake of litigation over the responsibility of tobacco companies for harm caused by cigarettes and in the face of increased public hostility toward smoking, Kentucky's tobacco farmers are apprehensive about the future. While not all growers depend entirely on tobacco for their income, the potential shrinking of the tobacco market will have serious ramifications throughout the state. Some farmers are turning to organic vegetable farming, or to com and soybeans as alternative crops, but the potential of industrial hemp as an option remains uncertain. Touted by many as the answer to the tobacco farmer's quandary, industrial hemp remains …

The Legal Aspects Of Agricultural Districting, David A. Myers

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Primary Enforcement Responsibility For Pesticide Use Violations Under The Federal Pesticide Act Of 1978, Richard B. Schoembohm

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Non-Reviewability Of Emergency Suspension Powers Under The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide And Rodenticide Act: Nor-Am Agricultural Products, Inc. V. Hardin, Howard B. Sandler

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Cooperatives And The Antitrust Laws: A New Departure

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Controlling Farm Tenant Conservation Practices Through The Judicial Process

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Cooperative Marketing Contract

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Legal Aspects Of Cooperative Organizational Structure

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Cooperatives And The Antitrust Laws

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Development And Significance Of Agricultural Cooperatives In The American Economy

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Agriculture

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Practical Farm Tax Problems, Walter B. Keaton

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.