The regulatory challenge of biotechnology : human genetics, food and patents

Author(s)

• Somsen, Han

Bibliographic Information

The regulatory challenge of biotechnology : human genetics, food and patents

edited by Han Somsen

（Biotechnology regulation series）

E. Elgar, c2007

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• 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 / Graeme Laurie
• Reshaping bio-patents : measures to restore trust in the patent system / Geertui van Overwalle

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Biotechnology has prompted a revolution in science and society in the truest sense of the word. For what superficially appears to be a revolution in biotechnology, in effect touches upon the fundamentals of life and the way in which humans relate to it. This book will make a significant contribution to the debate surrounding the effective regulation of biotechnology. The contributing authors assess how regulatory regimes can accommodate the many different and often conflicting issues to which biotechnology is giving rise to (including a very tainted public image). The book's ultimate aim is to explore ways of designing a regulatory regime that takes heed of these different demands whilst, at the same time, answering to the imperatives of effectiveness and efficiency. The book synthesizes three fields of legal analysis; the first focuses on the risk-dominated regulation of GM food and bio-agriculture; the second involves human genetics as a field dominated by considerations of ethics. Finally, patent law has been chosen as an area captured by notions of property. With its holistic approach, The Regulatory Challenge of Biotechnology will be of great interest to academics, policymakers and regulators as well as biotechnology and law students.

Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword PART I: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES ON BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION 1. Regulating Biotechnology: Lessons from Environmental Policy Neil Gunningham 2. Rethinking Regulatory Governance for the Age of Biotechnology Colin Scott PART II: REGULATING HUMAN GENETICS 3. Red Lights and Rogues: Regulating Human Genetics Roger Brownsword 4. An Abstract Approach to the Regulation of Human Genetics: Law, Morality and Social Policy Justine Burley PART III: GMOs AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: REGULATING RISK 5. Constructing Risks: GMOs, Biosafety and Environmental Decision-Making Paul Street 6. Legal Framework and Political Strategy in Dealing with the Risks of New Technology: The Two Faces of the Precautionary Principle Wolfgang van den Daele 7. Regulating GM Food. Three Levels, Three Issues Bernd van der Meulen 8. Restrictions on the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms: Issues of EC Law Sara Poli 9. A Tale of Two Commons: Plant Genetic Resources and Agricultural Trade Reform Mary E. Footer PART IV: REGULATING BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH THE PATENT SYSTEM 10. Should we Regulate Biotechnology through the Patent System? The Case of Terminator Technology Graham Dutfield 11. Patents, Patients and Consent: Exploring the Interface between Regulation and Innovation Regimes Graeme Laurie 12. Reshaping Bio-patents: Measures to Restore Trust in the Patent System Geertrui Van Overwalle Index

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Details

• NCID: BA81551795
• ISBN:
  • 9781845424893
• LCCN: 2006011742
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham, UK
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 265 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : K3925.B56
  • NLM : QU 33.1
  • DC22 : 343/.0786606
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Biotechnology industries -- Law and legislation
  • LCSH : Biotechnology industries -- State supervision
  • MESH : Biotechnology -- legislation & jurisprudence
  • MESH : Genetic Engineering -- legislation & jurisprudence
  • MESH : Genetics, Medical -- legislation & jurisprudence
  • MESH : Food, Genetically Modified -- standards
  • MESH : Patents -- legislation & jurisprudence
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA81551773