Trade, Food Security, and Human Rights

Zusatztext 'This book discusses global food issues from a unique perspective. It builds a link between human rights and international trade. The solutions proposed in this book offer policymakers practical advice to reduce world hunger and malnutrition. This book is a must read for policymakers from India to Indiana!' Scott Bates! Center for National Policy! USA 'Ying Chen's book starts with a simple premise - the primacy of food for the survival of humans - and then provides an expansive and thorough coverage of the complexities of the global food system that reminds us that food policies and legal frameworks matter when it comes to food security.' Michael T. Roberts! Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy! UCLA School of Law! USA 'This exposé documents how hunger in poor nations is made worse by rich nations. Protectionist trade rules! and subsidies to agribusiness! put steak on affluent tables! but leave many of the world's poor bereft of beans. To end hunger we need! not so much another green revolution! as a policy revolution.' Douglass Cassel! University of Notre Dame! USA Informationen zum Autor Dr. Ying Chen holds a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, United States and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Yantai University School of Law, China. Her research interests are primarily in the areas of Food Law and Agricultural Law, International Trade Law, WTO Law, Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Global Governance, Chinese Law and Politics, and Comparative Law. Dr. Chen has published in major US and European law journals. Klappentext The author argues here that there is no absolute food shortage and that distorted agricultural trade which undermines world food distribution is a vital and overlooked factor. The book looks at EU and US agricultural policies and World Trade Organization negotiations in agriculture and proposes that the international trade regime reconciles trade rules with the consideration of food security issues. Several other enforceable solutions to reduce world hunger and malnutrition are also advanced, including national capacity building, the improvement of governance, and strategic development of biofuel programs. Zusammenfassung The author argues here that there is no absolute food shortage and that distorted agricultural trade which undermines world food distribution is a vital and overlooked factor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Trade, Food Security, and Human Rights ...

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Dr. Ying Chen holds a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, United States and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Yantai University School of Law, China. Her research interests are primarily in the areas of Food Law and Agricultural Law, International Trade Law, WTO Law, Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Global Governance, Chinese Law and Politics, and Comparative Law. Dr. Chen has published in major US and European law journals.

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The author argues here that there is no absolute food shortage and that distorted agricultural trade which undermines world food distribution is a vital and overlooked factor. The book looks at EU and US agricultural policies and World Trade Organization negotiations in agriculture and proposes that the international trade regime reconciles trade rules with the consideration of food security issues. Several other enforceable solutions to reduce world hunger and malnutrition are also advanced, including national capacity building, the improvement of governance, and strategic development of biofuel programs.

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Trade, Food Security, and Human Rights