Koch Economic Loss Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms

Liability and Redress for the Adventitious Presence of GMOs in Non-GM Crops
2008
ISBN: 978-3-211-77988-0
Verlag: Springer Wien
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 24, 747 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Tort and Insurance Law

European farmers should have a free choice between growing conventional or organic crops or cultivating genetically modified plants instead, to the extent permissible. While this goal can hardly be disputed, it is subject to a heated - bate throughout Europe whether such co-existence can ever be truly achieved in practice, as agriculture by its nature cannot be performed in completely isolated zones which guarantee the complete segregation of GM and non-GM production. Despite all due efforts, traditional agricultural products, particul- ly if grown in the vicinity of GM fields, may therefore still turn out to contain detectable traces of GMOs. To the extent primary ways to secure the separation between the various farming practices such as buffer zones or the like fail, secondary tools may be necessary in order to reestablish the balance of interests between the prod- ers. This is where tort law and alternative redress schemes come into play. As will be seen, European jurisdictions differ quite substantially when it comes to responding to the economic loss incurred by one farmer due to the p- missible pursuit of a novel production technique applied by another. This book not only tries to present those different approaches country by country, but also offers a comparison of the existing regimes as well as reflections on how such diversity may or may not need to be addressed on a European legislative level.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Koch, Bernhard A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Objectives of This Study.- Executive Summary.- Summaries of the Country Reports.- Questionnaire.- Country Reports.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Austria.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Belgium.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Cyprus.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in the Czech Republic.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Denmark.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Estonia.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Finland.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in France.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Germany.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Greece.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Hungary.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Ireland.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Italy.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Latvia.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Lithuania.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Luxembourg.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Malta.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in the Netherlands.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Norway.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Poland.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Portugal.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Slovakia.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Slovenia.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Spain.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Sweden.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Switzerland.- Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in the United Kingdom: England & Wales.- Special Reports.- Liability in Cases of Damage Resulting from GMOs: an Economic Perspective.- GMO Liability: Options for Insurers.- General Reports.- Comparative Report.- Conclusions and Recommendations.