The Regulatory Challenge of Biotechnology: Human Genetics, Food and PatentsHan Somsen Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007 M01 1 - 290 pages . . . 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 deve |
Contents
lessons from environmental policy | 3 |
2 Rethinking regulatory governance for the age of biotechnology | 19 |
PART II Regulating human genetics | 37 |
GMOs biosafety and environmental decisionmaking | 95 |
the two faces of the precautionary principle | 118 |
three levels three issues | 139 |
issues of EC law | 156 |
plant genetic resources and agricultural trade reform | 174 |
PART IV Regulating biotechnology through the patent system | 201 |
10 Should we regulate biotechnology through the patent system? The case of terminator technology | 203 |
exploring the interface between regulation and innovation regimes | 214 |
measures to restore trust in the patent system | 238 |
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