Agricultural Law from a Global Perspective: An Introduction (original) (raw)

Legal issues in transdisciplinary environmental studies, 2017

Abstract

This introductory chapter sets the scene for the following contributions. It starts with the basic question, “what is agricultural law?” and traces the changes in its content. The chapter looks at the academic theories used to define what agriculture means, together with the objectives of this branch of law. It also provides an overview of the new challenges that agricultural law will address, in order to frame the new and emerging issues within a global perspective. Agricultural regulations affect essential human needs and values, which need to be understood and dealt with from a comprehensive and coordinated global vision. A system approach is also needed in order to understand the web of interdependent issues involved in the agri-food sector and the related regulations. The shape of current agricultural law is thus described as the complex and dynamic set of laws, regulations, policies, and principles established under multilevel authorities, both public and private, governing the agricultural system and its intersection with food and environmental systems.

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