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The EC–Biotech dispute and applicability of the SPS Agreement: are the panel's findings built on shaky ground?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2007

CHRISTIANE R. CONRAD
Affiliation:
Research Fellow at the Collaborative Research Centre, University of Bremen, Germany Email: christiane.conrad@sfb597.uni-bremen.de

Abstract

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Type
Special GMO Symposium
Copyright
Copyright © Christiane R. Conrad 2007

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