Plants and law, legal approaches to the plant environment

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  • Dates: June 22, 2017
  • Opening hours: 08:30 - 18:00
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Thursday, June 22, 2017 from 8:55 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Study day as part of Montpellier - Sherbrooke meetings
Faculty of Law and Political Science, Bât. 2, Amphi 201

Plants are a major issue of our time. The contributions to this day will attempt to give an account of the way in which the law deals with plants, from the guarantee of redistributive justice to the patenting of living organisms.
Whether it feeds humans and animals directly or indirectly, plants - and the laws that protect them and regulate their production and use - are at the heart of vital issues ranging from global food security, international trade in foodstuffs, past, present and future agricultural production methods, to recognition of the value of biodiversity and its impact on health.
On the other hand, by becoming a material for certain industries and the object of appropriation in the most varied ways, living plant matter is constantly giving rise to new risks for patients and consumers, whether in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, agricultural or agri-food sectors, risks which the law should be able to anticipate.
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