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The Changing International Law of High Seas Fisheriesby Francisco Orrego Vicuņa; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 110.00This book considers the legal developments relating to high seas fisheries in the context of environmental concerns and economic realities, all of which are shaping the rules that govern this activity. State and international practice are examined in great detail. more...
Whaling Diplomacyby A. Gillespie
Edward Elgar Publishing 2005; US$ 40.00Whaling Diplomacy is the only book that addresses all of the substantive issues relating to the conservation of whales through the International Whaling Commission (IWC). It covers the law, policy, science and philosophy at the heart of each element of the debate, discussing how it has developed, the current problems that beset it and what is necessary for the future. more...
Fish Piracyby Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2004; US$ 134.00Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a worldwide problem which is increasing in scale. But the international community lacks hard evidence because IUU fishing activities are camouflaged and information and data are therefore often anecdotal. more...
International Energy Policy, the Arctic and the Law of the Seaby Myron H. Nordquist; John Norton Moore; Alexander S. Skaridov
BRILL 2005; US$ 152.00The economic health of the global economy is directly tied to international energy policies, and none are more important than those of Russia, which is now the world?s largest petroleum export nation. At the same time, oil and gas are finite resources and new sources of supply must be found. It is certain that the Arctic will be one of the areas of greatest interest. Wherever the energy resource originates, the law of the sea regime will be critical in the movement from source to market. more...
Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledgeby S. Biber-Klemn; T. Cottier
CAB International 2006; US$ 170.00This book discusses the means, instruments and institutions to create incentives to promote conservation and sustainable use of traditional knowledge and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, in the framework of the world trade order. It approaches these topics on a broad basis: it analyses in depth the option to create specific sui generis intellectual property rights of the TRIPS Agreement It then discusses the ways to support the maintenance of information which cannot be allocated to specific authors, and examines alternative concepts within the trade of traditionally generated information and related products. more...
Agriculture and International Tradeby M.N. Cardwell; M.R. Grossman; C. Rodgers
CAB International 2003; US$ 110.00The World Trade Organization Agreement on Agriculture has had a fundamental impact on agricultural policy worldwide. This book addresses the interface between the law, the WTO and agricultural policy reform, and brings together leading authorities in the law of international trade. more...
People, Plants, and Patentsby The Crucible Group
International Development Research Centre 1994; US$ 25.00The recent GATT agreement and the Biodiversity Convention have moved intellectual property rights to the centre of South-North relations. Decisions about intellectual property, particularly for plant life,have major implications for food security, agriculture, rural development,and the environment for every country in the South and the North. For the South, in particular, the impact of intellectual property on farmers, rural societies, and biological diversity will be profoundly important. more...
Seeding Solutions, Volume 1by The Crucible Group II
International Development Research Centre 2000; US$ 35.00Volume 1 offers policymakers a clear description of the facts, the fights, and the fora relevant to the ownership, conservation, and exchange of genetic resources. Readers new to these issues will learn from this book why germplasm is important and how it relates to trade negotiations, intellectual property disputes, and food and health security, both nationally and internationally. Volume 2 discusses legal mechanisms to address three key issues: (1) the need to conserve and exchange germplasm for the benefit of present and future generations; (2) the need to encourage innovation in the conservation and enhancement of germplasm; and (3) new options for securing and strengthening the rights and interests of indigenous and rural peoples in their... more...
Transnational Law and Local Strugglesby David Szablowski
Hart 2007; US$ 126.00The global spread of transnational mining investment, which has been taking place since the 1990s, has led to often volatile conflicts with local communities. This book examines the regulation of these conflicts through national, transnational and local legal processes. In doing so, it examines how legal authority is being redistributed among public and private actors, as well as national and transnational actors, as a result of globalizing forces. The book presents a case study concerning the negotiation of land transfer and resettlement between a transnational mining enterprise and indigenous peasants in the Andes of Peru. The case study is used to explore the intensely local dynamics involved in negotiations between corporate and community... more...
Le travail dans le secteur de la pêcheby International Labour Office
International Labour Office 2004; US$ 7.95Provides the texts of the proposed Convention and Recommendation concerning work in the fishing sector. The texts are based on the Conclusions adopted by the International Labour Conference following the first discussion at its 92nd Session (2004). more...









