Download or read book Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food written by Reece Walters and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GM debate has been ongoing for over a decade, yet it has been contained in the scientific world and presented in technical terms. Eco Crime and Genetically Modified Food brings the debates about GM food into the social and criminological arena. This book highlights the criminal and harmful actions of state and corporate officials. It concludes that corporate and political corruption, uncertain science, bitter public opposition, growing farmer concern and bankruptcy, irreversible damage to biodervisty, corporate monopolies and exploitation, disregard for social and cultural practices, devastation of small scale and local agricultural economies, imminent threats to organics, weak regulation, and widespread political and biotech mistrust – do not provide the bases for advancing and progressing GM foods into the next decade. Yet, with the backing of the WTO, the US and UK Governments march on – but at what cost to future generations?
Download or read book Laboratory Animal Law written by Kevin Dolan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the first edition: “It is hard to see how anyone with responsibilities under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act could manage without a book such as this.” Michael Balls, review published in Atla “The strength of the book lies in the way Kevin Dolan brings his experience to bear blending information from various sources.” Patrick Sinnett-Smith, review published in RDS News Written by the leading expert in this field, this is the only book providing practical guidance on the legal obligations of caring for laboratory animals. Up-to-date information on all relevant UK legislation and guidelines is given, with the main emphasis being on the interpretation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. New to this edition: *Emphasis throughout is now on the practical application of legal controls of the use of animals in research. *Updated where relevant to keep in line with new welfare legislation. *Coverage of current format of application for personal and project licences. *Expanded coverage of Certificates of Designation. *Impact of the Freedom of Information Act is discussed. A vital resource for all those involved with the use of animals in research, and especially those studying for qualifications or licences in this field.
Download or read book Reclaiming health and safety for all written by Ragnar Lèfstedt and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-11-28 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus of this review has been on the 200 or so regulations and the 53 Approved codes of practice owned by the Health and Safety Executive. It concentrates on areas where evidence and contributions have indicated that regulations are putting undue costs on business whilst doing little to improve health and safety outcomes. The general sweep of requirements set out in health and safety legislation are broadly fit for purpose but there are a few that offer little benefit to health and safety and which the government should remove, revise or clarify, in particular the duties for self-employed people whose work activities pose no potential risk of harm to others. The much bigger problem is that regulator requirements are misunderstood and applied inappropriately and recommendations are put forward to address this. They seek to: streamline the body of regulation; re-direct enforcement activity towards business where there is the greatest risk of injury or ill health; re-balancing the civil justice system by clarifying the status of pre-action protocols and reviewing strict liability provisions
Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health written by Julia Smedley and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised for this second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health provides a concise practice-based guide. Bringing together the latest legislation and guidance with current practice in the field, this is your authoritative guide to assessing and managing health risks in the workplace. Consisting of twelve sections covering the full breadth of practice, the Handbook includes workplace hazards and diseases, occupational health emergencies, and practical procedures. This second edition is also updated with new information on psychiatric emergencies, psychological therapies, chronic pain management, writing a policy, and obesity. Providing a thorough, easy-to-use guide to the whole of occupational health, this Handbook is the essential resource for all occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, occupational hygienists, and all those dealing with workplace health and fitness, giving you the information you need at your fingertips.
Download or read book An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety written by Ruth Mackenzie and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2003 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide has been prepared by the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD), in cooperation with the World Resources Institute (WRI). The main goal of the guide is to facilitate the understanding of the obligations of Parties to the Protocol, by providing an information base on the content and origin of the Protocol provisions, accessible to the non-specialist and useful for those who will be involved in the development and implementation of national safety frameworks.
Download or read book Legal Aspects of Gene Technology written by Brian Cain and published by Sweet & Maxwell. This book was released on 2003 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for anyone undertaking either AS or A level law examinations, this text covers all subjects offered under the AQA and OCR specifications. It has been fully updated and revised to incorporate both legal developments and experience of the specifications in practice
Download or read book Health Safety and Environment Legislation written by Edward Rowland and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2007-10-31 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The laws relating to the environment and health and safety have become so closely interrelated that the previous edition of the Pocket Guide to Environmental Law has been completely revised, updated and enlarged to include Health and Safety Law. The resulting Health, Safety and Environment Legislation: A Pocket Guide is divided into 17 sections, each of which is subdivided, with the relevant legislation easily identified within the sections. A list of contents and an index are also included. All material is current as of November 2002, and includes recently introduced legislation such as CHIP 3, GMOs (Deliberate Release), Control of Asbestos at Work, COSHH and Control of Lead at Work. This guide will be useful to all employers and employees, but especially so to those employed to advise their colleagues on health, safety and environmental law. It is therefore designed to be a first port-of-call for quick and easy access to reference information, which can readily be carried to meetings or taken out on site.
Download or read book EC Legislation Implementator written by and published by Butterworths. This book was released on 2003-03-31 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually, this volume of Halsbury's Statutory Instruments provides a quick and easy-to-use guide to the implementation in the United Kingdom of Community directives, compiling statutory instruments from 1973 (the date of accession of the United Kingdom to the European Community). Part 1 Contains a chronological list of the official directives and the relevant UK legislation; Part 2 Keys a chronological list of statutory instruments to the official directives they implement.
Download or read book Metric Handbook written by Pamela Buxton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-05 with total page 1585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significantly updated in reference to the latest construction standards and evolving building types Many chapters revised including housing, transport, offices, libraries and hotels New chapter on flood-aware design Sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout Over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers - this book belongs in every design studio and architecture school library The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design information for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all the major building types, it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as building types, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook provides an invaluable resource for solving everyday design and planning problems.
Download or read book Animals as Biotechnology written by Richard Twine and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Animals as Biotechnology sociologist Richard Twine places the question of human/animal relations at the heart of sustainability and climate change debates. The book is shaped by the emergence of two contradictory trends within our approach to nonhuman animals: the biotechnological turn in animal sciences, which aims to increase the efficiency and profitability of meat and dairy production; and the emerging field of critical animal studies - mostly in the humanities and social sciences - which works to question the nature of our relations with other animals. The first part of the book focuses on ethics, examining critically the dominant paradigms of bioethics and power relations between human and non-human. The second part considers animal biotechnology and political economy, examining commercialisation and regulation. The final part of the book centres on discussions of sustainability, limits and an examination of the prospects for animal ethics if biotechnology becomes part of the dominant agricultural paradigm. Twine concludes by considering whether growing calls to reduce our consumption of meat/dairy products in the face of climate change threats are in fact complicit with an anthropocentric understanding of sustainability and that what is needed is a more fundamental ethical and political questioning of relations and distinctions between humans, animals and nature.
Download or read book Metric Handbook written by David Littlefield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For each building type, the book gives basic design requirements, principal dimensional data and details of relevant building regulations. The book also contains information on broader aspects of design applicable to all building types, such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and data on human dimensions and space requirements. Significantly updated, the new edition of this work focuses on sustainable design practice to make projects competitive within a green market.
Download or read book Biomolecular and Bioanalytical Techniques written by Vasudevan Ramesh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to biomolecular and bioanalytical techniques and their applications Biomolecular and Bioanalytical Techniques offers an introduction to, and a basic understanding of, a wide range of biophysical techniques. The text takes an interdisciplinary approach with contributions from a panel of distinguished experts. With a focus on research, the text comprehensively covers a broad selection of topics drawn from contemporary research in the fields of chemistry and biology. Each of the internationally reputed authors has contributed a single chapter on a specific technique. The chapters cover the specific technique’s background, theory, principles, technique, methodology, protocol and applications. The text explores the use of a variety of analytical tools to characterise biological samples. The contributors explain how to identify and quantify biochemically important molecules, including small molecules as well as biological macromolecules such as enzymes, antibodies, proteins, peptides and nucleic acids. This book is filled with essential knowledge and explores the skills needed to carry out the research and development roles in academic and industrial laboratories. A technique-focused book that bridges the gap between an introductory text and a book on advanced research methods Provides the necessary background and skills needed to advance the research methods Features a structured approach within each chapter Demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach that serves to develop independent thinking Written for students in chemistry, biological, medical, pharmaceutical, forensic and biophysical sciences, Biomolecular and Bioanalytical Techniques is an in-depth review of the most current biomolecular and bioanalytical techniques in the field.
Download or read book Regulatory Law Professional Practice Guide written by Anne Marie Mooney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Regulatory Law" provides a straightforward guide to the issues most frequently encountered by practitioners and trainee solicitors. Leading experts explain the key principles and guide the reader through the diverse subjects that comprise regulatory law. All the main practice areas are examined in detail, and regulation relating to various industry sectors is explained. Regulatory law is a fast moving field and all recent developments in law and practice have been covered in this guide. This is essential reading for trainee solicitors undertaking the Professional Practice Course, as well as solicitors practising in this area.
Download or read book Halsbury s Statutory Instruments EC Legislation Implementator 2009 written by LexisNexis Butterworth and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published annually, this volume of Halsbury's Statutory Instruments contains an alphabetical list of all Statutory Instruments included in the main volumes and in the Service of Halsbury's Statutory Instruments at the time of going to press.
Download or read book Synthetic Biology written by Markus Schmidt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dieses Praktikerbuch behandelt erstmals sämtliche Aspekte des Fachgebiets, darunter auch ethische Fragen, und ist ein Muss für Studenten und Entscheidungsträger.
Download or read book Terrorism and the Law written by Clive Walker and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism law and legal practice has been politically and socially controversial to a degree beyond almost any other legal issue during the past few years, and this analytical text contains extensive analysis of these controversies. Terrorism and the Law offers a thoughtful and up-to-date discussion of all the key materials on terrorism law. It provides comprehensive coverage of all the major domestic, European, and international laws, and their impact on the UK. It also contains an extensive examination of the implementation of these terrorism laws, and of the practical issues they raise. The book contains three Parts. Part I focuses on meanings of 'terrorism' in law and political science. It provides the reader with an understanding of the phenomenon and the legal concept, including its statutory definitions, which is essential to the book's assessment of the strategies and tactics adopted in the codes of laws. It also covers normative constraints, such as human rights. Part II focuses on the United Kingdom law. It provides extensive coverage of the major UK terrorism legislation, such as: the Terrorism Act 2000; the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001; the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005; the Terrorism Act 2006; the Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006; the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007; and the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008. It also examines the key laws and rules relating to terrorism policing and legal processes. It discusses the meaning of these legislative materials, as well as their implementation, and includes reference to case law and practice statements from the police and courts. Part III reflects the impact of European, international and transnational laws and practices, covering international transnational cooperation and extradition, key European Union law measures against terrorism, other international law measures against terrorist activities, and international human rights and terrorism.
Download or read book Statutory Instruments written by Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
