Regulating Genetically Modified Crops in View of Environmental Risks

China's Implementation of International Obligations
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-19-2482-8
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 235 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 388 g

This book analyzes international and Chinese regulatory approaches addressing environmental risks that may be caused by GM crops and examines how China implements its international obligations in its policies and laws. Using the legal doctrinal method, the book discusses the precautionary principle and the public involvement principle, as well as several legal measures at the international law level and in Chinese law. It observes that legal principles and measures as provided for in China’s GMO legal framework have generally implemented the international obligations regarding the prevention of environmental risks that may be caused by the cultivation of GM crops and related activities. However, the book argues that Chinese law lacks an explicit codification of the precautionary principle, and the same is true with regard to public participation; the regulatory framework lacks specific obligations. It concludes that future research should focus on the application and enforcement of therelevant Chinese legislation, and that it is also important to investigate how the environmental risks that may be caused by new techniques, such as genome-editing techniques, could be prevented, given the experience gained by regulating the cultivation of GM crops and related activities.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liu, Ancui

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops.- The International Regulatory Approach Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops.- The Chinese Regulatory Framework and Institutional Structure Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops.- Legal Principles Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops in China.- Legal Measures Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops in China.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Ancui Liu is a lecturer at Nankai University. She got her doctorate degree in 2019 at the Institute for Transnational Legal Research (METRO), Faculty of Law, Maastricht University. She received her master’s degree in environmental law from the Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, in 2013. She is interested in environmental law, biosafety law, and public engagement issues.