Ethics, domestic food policy and trade law: Assessing the EU animal welfare proposal to the WTO

Food Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 437-454

  Hobbs, A L ^a   Hobbs, J E ^a,b   Isaac, G E ^a,b   Kerr, W A ^a,b  

^a Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; EU; Labelling; WTO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ETHICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD POLICY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036826511     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(02)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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