GENETIC ENGINEERINGANDTHEWORLDTRADESYSTEMWhile the WTO agreements do not regulate the use of biotechnologyperse, their rules can have a profound impact on the use of the technol-ogy for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. This book seeksto identify the challenges to international trade regulation that arise frombiotechnology. The contributionsexamine whether existing interna-tional obligations of WTO Members are appropriate to deal with theissues arising from the use of biotechnology and whether there is a needfor new international legal instruments, including a potential WTOAgreement on Biotechnology. They combine various perspectives onand topics relating to genetic engineering and trade, including humanrights and gender; intellectual property rights; traditional knowledge andaccess and benefit sharing; food security, trade and agricultural produc-tion and food safety; and medical research, cloning and internationaltrade.