Foreword by Michael Roberts. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Part VII : Israeli regulation and policy of GM food and crops / Information-domination in the European food industry : focus on Germany / Ronit Justo-Hanani. Agriculture, ethics, and law / Bernard Rollin -- The WHO in global food safety governance : a preliminary mapping of its normative capacities and activities / Ching-Fu Lin -- The right to food in international law with case studies from the Netherlands and Belgium / Bart Wernaart and Bernd van der Meulen -- Intellectual property and food labelling : trademarks and geographical indication / Michael Blakeney -- Agricultural innovation : patenting and plant variety rights protection / Michael Blakeney -- Textbox : Cross-contamination, genetic drift, and the question of GMO co-existence with non-GM crops / Gabriela Steier -- Continuing legal barriers to international food trade / Peter Berry-Ottaway and Sam Jennings -- Part II : Interdisciplinary facets of international food law -- Food policies' roles on nutrition goals and outcomes : connecting of food and public health systems / Jessica Fanzo -- Textbox : Planetary boundaries in food and agricultural law / Gabriela Steier -- Food and nutrition in cancer prevention and treatment / Michael J. Nathenson -- Textbox : Pesticides and cancer in conventionally-grown versus organic food / Gabriela Steier -- Intersections of dental health and food law : the conflict of systemic flouridation as a public health instrument to prevent tooth decay / Liviu Steier, Regina Steier, and Gabriela Steier -- Textbox : The hierarcy of scientific evidence / Gabriela Steier and Liviu Steier -- Food and energy / Stephen B. Balogh and Charles A.S. Hall -- Textbox : Internalizing externalities : techniques to reduce ecological impacts of food production / Randy Hayes -- Textbox : Cooperatives' and producer organizations' roles in achieving food security / Denis Herbel, Mariagrazia Rocchigiani, and Nora Ourabah Haddad -- Governing the global food system towards the sustainocene with artificial photosynthesis / Thomas Faunce and Alex Bruce -- Part III : European food law -- Introduction to European food law and regulation / Gunnar Sachs -- Food safety and policy in the European Union / Giorgio Rusconi -- European food trade / Roland Kolcsey-Rieden and Livia Hullo -- European food labelling law / Aude Mahy and Nicola Conte-Salinas -- Consumer protection through food law in the European Union / Raymond O'Rourke -- The problem of food waste : a legal-economic analysis / Harry Bremmers and Bernd van der Meulen -- The concepts of transparency and openness in European food law / Nicola Conte-Salinas and Rochus Wallau -- Food law in Sweden / Magnus Friberg -- Food law in Norway : trade, food promotion, and protection of intellectual property within the food industry / Marie Vaale-Hallberg and Nina Charlotte Lindbach -- Food law and reguation in Germany / Gunnar Sachs -- Part IV : The Americas -- Introduction to food law and policy in the United States and Canada / Carly Dunster -- Textbox : The U.S. farm bill and Textbox : The national school lunch program / William S. Eubanks -- Food law in Canada : a canvass of history, extant legislation and policy framework / Ikechi Mgbeoji and Stan Benda -- Brazilian agriculture and its sustainability / Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Luciana Della Coletta, Silvia Rafaela Machado Lins, Silvia Fernanda Mardegan, and Daniel de Castro Victoria -- Food law in Mexico : regulatory framework and public policy strategies to address the obesity crisis in Latin America / Rebeca Lopez-Garcia -- Global and US water law and sustainability : the tragedy of the commons and the public trust doctrine / Zach Corrigan -- Textbox : How the public trust doctrine supplements existing statutory law / Zach Corrigan -- US and global regulation of fisheries beyond the commons / Zach Corrigan -- Industrial aquaculture : human intervention in natural law / Alfredo Quarto and Sara Lavenhar -- Textbox : Creating law and policy for resilient urban food systems / Yassi Eskandari-Qajar and Janelle Orsi -- Part V : Australia -- Regulation of food labelling in Australia and New Zealand / Michael Blakeney -- Present & future jurisprudence of consumer protection and food law in Australia / Alex Bruce -- Part VI : Africa -- Food law and policy in Africa : emerging legal framework, key issues, major gaps and challenges / Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile -- Disease control, public health and food safety : food policy lessons from sub-Saharan Africa / Kennedy Mwacalimba -- Regulatory frameworks affecting seeds : impacts on subsistence farmers in the eastern and southern African region / Marcelin Tonye Mahop -- Textbox : Women in agriculture and labor law : Cameroon's "three c's" legal dilemma / Wele Elangwe -- Intellectual property law and food security policies in Ethiopia / Getachew Mengistie Alemu -- Innovation and development in agricultural biotechnology : reflecting on policy-making processes in sub-Saharan Africa / Julius Mugwagwa and Watu Wamae -- Food law in South Africa : towards a South African food security framework act / Anel Gildenhuys -- Part VII : Asia -- Food regulations and policy through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) / Jorn Westhoff -- History of Asian food policy / Peter Sousa Hoejskov -- Branding, regulation and customs in Japan and Singapore / Andreas Popper -- Food sustainability in the context of Chinese food regulation / Juanjuan Sun -- Law and regulation in India / Dimpy Mohanty and Abhijeet Das -- Food regulation in the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia / Alexey Petrenko, Anatoly Kutyshenko, and Victor Tutelyan -- Israeli regulation and policy of GM food and crops / Ronit Justo-Hanani.
Summary:
"The sections [of this book] are grouped by continents and focus on a range of cross-disciplinary subjects, such as public health, international food trade, the right to food, intellectual property and global regulatory aspects of food production. With its systematic approach, this book will be a valuable resource both for professionals working in food regulation and anyone interested in the subject. It provides a solid foundation for courses and master’s programs in environmental management, food law, policy and regulation, and sustainable development around the world."-- Provided by publisher.
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