International Law Report
MIM M1 2012-2013
Internatıonal Law
Questıon 2 a and b
Mathılde LIOT 12/ 10/12
Content
I. What is GATT ………………………………………….page 3
II. What is World Trade Organization ?............................page 3
III. What is a Genetically Modified Organism ?...............page 4
IV. Advantages and Risks from Genetical Modified Organisms ………………………………………………………………page 6
Reefernces …………………………………………………page 8
One of the most important debats of nowadays is the Genetical Modified Organisms. Indeed, governements are not agreeing about the real advantages and the risks of the GMOs. This why, the World Trade Organization, with the help of the GATT, is trying to impose laws to regulate the market of the GMOs but moreover to protect human and animal 's health, environnement and plants 'preservation.
First of all we will explain the political context and try to list and explain the different Agreements that have being set up to insure a global health security. We will also few the general advantges and risks that are vehiculed by the Genetical Modified Organisms.
Secondly we will discuss about the prohibition of the sales or importation of any GMOs on the ground of their untested nature and potential danger for health (question 2a) and about of the prohibition of the sales or importation of GMOs seeds, on the ground of the unknown and potentially harmfull environnement impact of plantings of GMOs seeds due to cross 'fertilisation.
I. What is GATT ?
The General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade.
Governements had the wish of creating the International Trade Organization (ITO) but they failed in negociations. The GATT has
Internatıonal Law
Questıon 2 a and b
Mathılde LIOT 12/ 10/12
Content
I. What is GATT ………………………………………….page 3
II. What is World Trade Organization ?............................page 3
III. What is a Genetically Modified Organism ?...............page 4
IV. Advantages and Risks from Genetical Modified Organisms ………………………………………………………………page 6
Reefernces …………………………………………………page 8
One of the most important debats of nowadays is the Genetical Modified Organisms. Indeed, governements are not agreeing about the real advantages and the risks of the GMOs. This why, the World Trade Organization, with the help of the GATT, is trying to impose laws to regulate the market of the GMOs but moreover to protect human and animal 's health, environnement and plants 'preservation.
First of all we will explain the political context and try to list and explain the different Agreements that have being set up to insure a global health security. We will also few the general advantges and risks that are vehiculed by the Genetical Modified Organisms.
Secondly we will discuss about the prohibition of the sales or importation of any GMOs on the ground of their untested nature and potential danger for health (question 2a) and about of the prohibition of the sales or importation of GMOs seeds, on the ground of the unknown and potentially harmfull environnement impact of plantings of GMOs seeds due to cross 'fertilisation.
I. What is GATT ?
The General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade.
Governements had the wish of creating the International Trade Organization (ITO) but they failed in negociations. The GATT has
References: http://www.wto.org http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/anrep_e/anrep12_chap1_e.pdf (rapport WTO 2012) http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/gmo_ban_cultivation_en.htm http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-dangers http://www.responsibletechnology.org/docs/140.pdf (brochure)