Regulation of Genome Editing in Plant Biotechnology - A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks of Selected Countries and the EU

This book provides in-depth insights into the regulatory frameworks of five countries and the EU concerning the regulation of genome edited plants. The country reports form the basis for a comparative analysis of the various national regulations governing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in general and genome edited plants in particular, as well as the underlying regulatory approaches.

The reports, which focus on the regulatory status quo of genome edited plants in Argentina, Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan and the USA, were written by distinguished experts following a uniform structure. On this basis, the legal frameworks are compared in order to foster a rational assessment of which approaches could be drawn upon to adjust, or to completely realign, the current EU regime for GMOs. In addition, a separate chapter identifies potential best practices for the regulation of plants derived from genome editing.

Hans-Georg Dederer is full professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, Public International Law, European and International Economic Law at the University of Passau (Germany). His fields of research include international environmental law and agricultural biotechnology law. He is also a member of the Permanent Senate Commission on Genetic Research of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - DFG)

David Hamburger is a Ph.D. candidate at the Chair of Constitutional and Administrative Law, Public International Law, European and International Economic Law at the University of Passau (Germany) and holds a LL.M. degree from the University of Glasgow. As part of a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), he is conducting research on the international aspects of the regulation of plants derived from genome editing.