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Economic Loss Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms

Liability and Redress for the Adventitious Presence of GMOs in Non-GM Crops

Editors:

  1. Bernhard A. Koch
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  • First comparative analysis of liability and redress schemes for the admixture of GMOs
  • Comprehensive study of possible ways to seek compensation for economic loss caused by gene flow
  • Strategies to achieve co-existence by complementing existing tort laws

Part of the book series: Tort and Insurance Law (TIL, volume 24)

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      Pages 3-4

    4. Executive Summary

      • Bernhard A. Koch
      Pages 9-18

    5. Summaries of the Country Reports

      • Vanessa Wilcox
      Pages 19-52

    6. Questionnaire

      Pages 53-60

  3. Country Reports

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Austria

      • Monika Hinteregger, Elke Joeinig
      Pages 63-77

    3. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Belgium

      • Bernard Dubuisson, Grégoire Gathem
      Pages 79-97

    4. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Cyprus

      • Louise Zambartas
      Pages 99-121

    5. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in the Czech Republic

      • Jiří Hrádek
      Pages 123-144

    6. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Denmark

      • Vibe Ulfbeck
      Pages 145-161

    7. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Estonia

      • Irene Kull, Villu Kõve
      Pages 163-181

    8. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Finland

      • Björn Sandvik
      Pages 183-201

    9. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in France

      • Simon Taylor
      Pages 203-212

    10. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Germany

      • Jörg Fedtke
      Pages 213-232

    11. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Greece

      • Eugenia Dacoronia
      Pages 233-257

    12. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Hungary

      • Attila Menyhárd
      Pages 259-278

    13. Economic Loss Caused by GMOs in Ireland

      • Raymond Friel
      Pages 279-297
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About this book

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.
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