Legal Aspects of Implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety : Biosafety Becomes Binding.

Discusses key issues under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety that affect the further design of national and international law on biosafety.

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Main Author: Cordonier Segger, Marie-Claire
Other Authors: Perron-Welch, Frederic, Frison, Christine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013
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Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Editors; Contributing Authors; Foreword; Preface; Dedication and Acknowledgements; Introduction; development of the cartagena protocol; sustainable development law and the cartagena protocol; Principle of Integration and Interrelationship; Principle of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources; Principle of Equity and the Eradication of Poverty; Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities; Principle of the Precautionary Approach; Principle of Public Participation and Access to Information and Justice; Principle of Good Governance; Conclusion.
  • Biosafety becomes bindingpart I Essentials of Biosafety and Sustainable Development Law; 1 Biosafety, the Cartagena Protocol, and Sustainable Development; context; the cartagena protocol and the three pillars of sustainable development; Environment; Society; Economy; conclusion; 2 Implementing Sustainable Development through National Biosafety Frameworks; the UNEP-GEF biosafety project; providing a clear and precise structure for NBFS and draft legislation; Implementing a Systematic Approach in Designing NBFs; Complementing the NBF with a Bibliography, Tables, and Diagrams.
  • Sustainable development aspects of NBFSA Partnership for the Safe Use of Modern Biotechnology; Obligations of Developing Countries Relating to the Cartagena Protocol; Developing Countries' Expectations of the Cartagena Protocol and the Biosafety Clearing-House; How Countries Developed Their NBFs to Meet SD Policy Goals; A Comprehensive National Policy on Biosafety; A System or Framework to Ensure the Safe Use of Modern Biotechnology; Centralising Document Management Relating to the Use of LMOs; Decision-Making Process for Risk Evaluation and Risk Management.
  • Public Participation and Awareness MechanismsMonitoring Institutions and Systems; Commercial, Sanitary, and Phytosanitary Aspects of National Biosafety Frameworks; conclusion; 3 Crafting National Biosafety Regulatory Systems; components and characteristics of a functional and protective system; Comprehensive; Adequate Legal Authority; A Clear Safety Standard; Proportional Risk-Based Reviews; Transparent and Understandable; Participatory; Postapproval Oversight; Flexible and Adaptable; Efficient, Workable, and Fair; international obligations relevant to biosafety.
  • Cartagena Protocol on BiosafetyWorld Trade Organization Agreements and Other Relevant Economic Treaties; The Codex Alimentarius Commission; International Plant Protection Convention; conclusion; part ii Sustainable Development Law and Policy on Biosafety; 4 Risk Assessment and Risk Management; the protocols provisions on risk assessment and risk management; comparison of the protocol to other lmo risk assessment frameworks; challenges in implementing risk assessment under the protocol; Problem Formulation; Determining the Appropriate Level of Detail for Risk Assessment.